Answer:
a)0.51°
b)1.47×10^-4m
Explanation:
a)for a single slit experiment, the minima that has an angle of θ towards the centre needs to satisfy the expression below.
bsin(θ)= mλ.........................(*)
Where b= width of the slit
The distance on the screen from Central angle can be expressed as
Sin(θ)= y/d............. (**)
d and y is the horizontal distance between slit and screen
If we input eqn(**) into equation (*) we have
y= mλd/b................(z)
In order to find angle (θ) we have
(θ)= sin-(1.99×10^-2)/2.25
= 0.51°
Therefore, angle of diffraction θ of the second minimum is 0.51°
b)to find the width of the sloth using eqn(z) by substitute the values, we have
b= (2)(649×10^-9)(2.25)/1.99×10^-2
b= 1.47×10^-4m
Therefore, the width of the slit is 1.47×10^-4m
