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What is secondary maximum in diffraction?

Important Questions on Diffraction of Light

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A small disc is placed in the path of the light from distance source. Will the centre of the shadow be bright or dark.
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 Describe the Real-Life Examples of Diffraction.
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The penetration of light into the region of geometrical shadow is called
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A Fraunhofer diffraction pattern due to a single-slit of width 0.2 mm is being obtained on a screen placed at a distance of 2 metre from the slit. The first minima lie at 5 mm on either side of the central maximum on the screen. Find the wavelength of light.
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State with reason whether diffraction of light takes place at the two slits in Young’s interference experiment.

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Why is diffraction not observed when a ‘wide’ slit is illuminated by monochromatic light?
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The condition for obtaining secondary maxima in the diffraction pattern due to single slit is 

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Draw a labelled graph of the intensity of diffracted light I versus angleθ in the Fraunhofer diffraction experiment for a single-slit diffraction.