Question

What appears at the centre of the single-slit diffraction pattern?

पर्याय

• A secondary maximum at the midpoint M

• Alternating dark and bright regions within the slit

• A broad, bright central maximum at point C

• A dark fringe at point C

Answer 1

The central maximum is a broad, bright region at the centre of the screen. It occurs at point C, along the normal to the slit.