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Plane microwaves are incident on a long slit having a width of 5.0 cm. Calculate the wavelength of the microwaves if the first diffraction minimum is formed at `theta=30^@`.

A

5 cm

B

5 mm

C

25 cm

D

`2.5cm`

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The correct Answer is:
D

For first minima (n=1) a `sintheta=lamda`
`:.lamda=5xxsin30=2.5cm`
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