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JEE Main 4 September 2020, Shift 2, Physics Q25

Question 25 of 75 in this shift, Physics question 25 of 25.

Orange light of wavelength

6000\times10^{-10}

m illuminates a single slit of width

0.6\times10^{-4}

m. The maximum possible number of diffraction minima produced on both sides of the central maximum is __________.

Official answer

200.00

NTA final key (Sep 2020).

Chapter: Wave Optics
Topic: Single Slit Diffraction
Idea tested: Maximum Observable Minima

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