A single slit Fraunh offer diffraction pattern is formed with white light. For what wavelength of light, the third secondary maximum in the diffraction pattern coincides with the second secondary maximum in the pattern for red light of wavelength 
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
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For red light, 
For other light, 
is same for each.
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