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A parallel beam of light of wavelength 500nm falls on a narrow slit and resulting diffraction pattern is observed on a screen 1m away. It is observed that the first minimum is at a distance of 2.5 mm from the centre of the screen. Find the width of the slit.

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0.2 nm
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