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Radius of 1st dark ring of Fraunhofer diffraction pattern produced by a circular aperture of radius 0.02 cm at focal plane of convex lens of focal length 20 cm and by light of wavelength λ=600 nm is

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0.7 mm
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0.36 mm
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1.3 mm
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2 cm
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Solution

The correct option is B 0.36 mm
sinθ=θ=1.22λD and θ=R1f

So, R1=1.22λfD=1.22×600×109×20×1022×0.02×102

R1=0.37 mm

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