The light of wavelength 485 nm passes through a single slit. The single between the first (m=1) and second (m=2) interference minima is 3.36°.
What is diffraction?
Diffraction is the phenomenon of bending of waves through obstacles.
Given is the wavelength λ= 485 nm, silt width d = 8.32 *10⁻⁶ m, then the angle θ will be
d sinθ =mλ
for m=1, sin θ₁ = λ/d
for m=2, sin θ₂ = 2λ/d
Substitute the values into both expressions to find the angles,
sin θ₁ = 485 x 10⁻⁹ / 8.32 *10⁻⁶
θ₁ = 3.34°
and sin θ₂ = (2 x 485 x 10⁻⁹ )/ 8.32 *10⁻⁶
θ₂ = 6.7°
The angle between m =1 and m=2 will be
θ₂ -θ₁ = 6.7° - 3.34° =3.36°
Thus, angle between the first (m=1) and second (m=2) interference minima is 3.36°.
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