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Light of the wavelength `5000Å` is incident normally on a slit of width `2.5xx10^(-4)cm`. The angular position of second minimum from the central maximum is

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a. `sin^(-1)(1/5)`

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b. `sin^(-1)(2/5)`

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c. `((pi)/3)`

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d. `((pi)/6)`

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