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Diffraction for GSEB: 5 solved questions

Real GSEB paper questions on diffraction, part of wave optics. Each opens with the options, the correct answer and a step-by-step solution. Papers run from 2016 to 2023. No sign-in needed to read them.

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• Single slit diffraction — 5 questions

All 5 questions with solutions

• In Fraunhofer diffraction by a single slit the width of the slit is 0.01 cm. If the wavelength of the light i… GSEB Board July 2016
• Which one of the following statements is false? GSEB Board March 2022
• The width of a slit is a. A lens of focal length f is kept just next to the slit. Light of wavelength λ is ma… GSEB Board March 2022
• For which one of the following colours would the width of the diffraction fringe be maximum? GSEB Board July 2022
• A slit of size a is illuminated by a parallel beam of light of wavelength λ. The angle at which this light is… GSEB Board March 2023