A screen is placed from a single slit

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Waves · Waves

Problem

A screen is placed 50 cm50\,\text{cm} from a single slit, which is illuminated with light of wavelength 6000 A˚6000\,\text{Å}. If the distance between the first and third minima in the diffraction pattern is 3.0 mm3.0\,\text{mm}, what is the width of the slit?

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