Question

Monochromatic light of wavelength 649 nm is incident on a narrow slit. On a screen 2.25 m away, the distance between the second diffraction minimum and the central maximum is 1.99 cm. (a) Calculate the angle of diffraction θ of the second minimum. (b) Find the width of the slit.

Answer 1

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