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JEE Main 5 April 2024, Shift 2, Physics Q53

Question 53 of 90 in this shift, Physics question 23 of 30, Section B.

In a single slit experiment, a parallel beam of green light of wavelength 550 nm passes through a slit of width 0.20 mm. The transmitted light is collected on a screen 100 cm away. The distance of first order minima from the central maximum will be

x\times10^{-5}

m. The value of

x

is :

Official answer

275

NTA final key.

Chapter: Wave Optics
Topic: Single Slit Diffraction
Idea tested: Single Slit Minima Condition

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