# In the Diffraction Due to a Single Slit Experiment, the Aperture of the Slit is 3 Mm. If Monochromatic Light of Wavelength 620 Nm is Incident Normally on the Slit, Calculate the Separation - Physics

In the diffraction due to a single slit experiment, the aperture of the slit is 3 mm. If monochromatic light of wavelength 620 nm is incident normally on the slit, calculate the separation between the first order minima and the 3rd order maxima on one side of the screen. The distance between the slit and the screen is 1.5 m.

#### Solution

As we know that the angular position of the minimum intensity on the screen is given as

asintheta = Nlambda

so we have for first-order minimum

(3 xx 10^-3)sin theta = 620 xx 10^-9

theta_1 = 0.0118^circ

now similarly for 3rd order minimum

atheta_2 = 3lambda

(3 xx 10^-3)sintheta_2 = 3(620 xx 10^-9)

theta_2 = 0.0355^circ

now the angular seperation between two minimum

Deltatheta = 0.0355 - 0.0118

Deltatheta = 0.0237^circ

So the distance between two minimum is

d = LDeltatheta

d = 1.5(0.0237 xx pi/180)

d = 0.62 mm.

Concept: Refraction of Monochromatic Light
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