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A diffraction pattern is obtained using a beam of red light. What happens if the red light is replaced by blue light?

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`:.` Angular width of central maxima is
`theta=(lambda)/(a)`
Clearly, `theta prop lambda`
The wavelength of red colour is greater than that of blue colour. So, the angular width of red colour is large.
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