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Single-Slit Diffraction Minimum

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A diffraction pattern is produced when light of wavelength λ passes through a slit of width a. If the first minimum occurs at angle θ from the central maximum, which equation correctly relates these variables?

A

a·sin(θ) = 2λ

B

a·sin(θ) = λ

C

a·cos(θ) = λ

D

a·sin(θ) = λ/2

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