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Fraunhofer diffraction by a single slit is produced on a screen by using light of wavelength 600 nm. The width of the central maximum is 1 mm. If the wavelength of ligt is changed to 400 nm, the width of the central maximum will be

A

0.5mm

B

0.66 mm

C

1 mm

D

1.5 mm

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