How will the diffraction pattern change when yellow light is replaced by blue light? The fringe will be :-

  • A
    Wider
  • B
    Narrower
  • C
    Brighter
  • D
    Fainter

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The diffraction fringes obtained from a single slit are.....

$A$ single slit of width $a$ is illuminated by a monochromatic light of wavelength $600 \, nm$. The value of $a$ for which the first minimum appears at $\theta = 30^{\circ}$ on the screen will be ........... $\mu m$.

$A$ diffraction pattern is obtained using a beam of red light. If red light is replaced by blue light,then:

Red light of wavelength $625 \, nm$ is incident normally on an optical diffraction grating with $2 \times 10^{5} \, \text{lines}/m$. Including the central principal maxima, how many maxima may be observed on a screen which is far from the grating?

Which of the following statements are correct with reference to single slit diffraction pattern?
$(I)$ The central maxima is twice as wide as the secondary maxima.
$(II)$ The intensity of secondary maxima decreases as we move away from the central maxima.
$(III)$ The width of the central maxima is independent of the slit width.
$(IV)$ The intensity of the central maxima is the same as that of the secondary maxima.

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