In a double slit experiment, when light of wavelength was used, the angular width of the first minima formed on a screen placed away, was found to be . What will be the angular width of the first minima, if the entire experimental apparatus is immersed in water? ()
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Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The angular width () in a double-slit experiment is given by .When the apparatus is immersed in a medium of refractive index , the wavelength changes to .The new angular width will be:
Given and :
Given and :