The intensity of the first secondary maximum in a single-slit diffraction pattern is…

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Problem

The intensity of the first secondary maximum in a single-slit diffraction pattern is approximately equal to (a)

9\%

of the central maximum (b)

22\%

of the central maximum (c)

4.5\%

of the central maximum (d)

50\%

of the central maximum