In a diffraction pattern due to a single slit of width ' a ' , the first minimum is observed at an angle 30…

In a diffraction pattern due to a single slit of width 'a', the first minimum is observed at an angle 30° when light of wavelength 500 nm is incident on the slit. The first secondary maximum is observed at an angle of
  1. sin112
  2. sin134
  3. sin114
  4. sin123

Solution

Given that for slit of width a the first minimum form at θ=30°, the wavelength of light is 500 nm

Using Bragg's law of diffraction, nλ=asinθ, here n is the whole number and for the first minimum n=1 

1λ=asin30°a=2λ               

For the first secondary maximum, n+12λ=asinθ' where n=1

32λ=asinθ'32λ=2λsinθ'θ'=sin-134

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2021 (19 Aug Shift 1)

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