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The angular width of the central maximum in a single slit diffraction pattern is 
. The width of the slit is 
. The slit is illuminated by monochromatic plane waves. If another slit of same width is made near it, Young's fringes can be observed on a screen placed at a distance 
from the slits. If the observed fringe width is 
, what is slit separation distance?
(i.e. distance between the centres of each slit.)
A
B
C
D
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B
Fringe width, 
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