A single-slit diffraction pattern is produced from a light source of wavelength 580 nm. The light goes through a single slit and onto a screen 1.0 m away. The first dark fringe is 5.8 mm from the central bright fringe. What is the slit width? (1 nm = 10-9 m)

a. 0.12 mm
c. 0.081 mm
b. 0.24 mm
d. 0.10 mm


D

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