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Orange light of wavelength `6000xx10^(-10)m` illuminates a single slit of width `0.6xx10^(-4)m`. The maximum possible number of diffraction minima produced on both sides of the central maximum is __________.

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  • A parallel beam of light of wavelength 6000Å gets diffracted by a single slit of width 0.3 mm. The angular position of the first minima of diffracted light is :

    A
    `6 xx 10^(-3)` rad
    B
    `1.8 xx 10^(-3)` rad
    C
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    A
    `10`
    B
    `20`
    C
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    D
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    A
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