Question: ( b ) Coherent light is diffracted by a single slit which is 5 m wide. The central maximum of the diffracted light has a

(b) Coherent light is diffracted by a single slit which is 5m wide. The central maximum of the diffracted light has a width of 1.5 cm when it falis on a screen 0.3 m behind the slit. Determine the wavelength of the incident light.
(3 marks)
(c) Two slits on a screen placed 0.1 mm apart are 0.8 m from a second screen. The slits are illuminated by coherent light of wavelength 600 nm . What is the distance between the m=2 fringes above and below the central maximum of this interference pattern?
(3 marks)
(d) If the minimum intensity of the signal to be received at a distance of 120 m from a domestic radio transmitter is 8Wm-2, calculate the required transmitter power.
(2 marks)

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