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    This document describes an experiment to observe the diffraction of light through a thin slit. The aim is to observe the diffraction pattern produced when monochromatic light passes through a narrow slit made from two razor blades. When light passes through the slit, it bends around the edges and spreads into the shadow regions, producing a pattern of alternating dark and bright bands called fringes on a screen placed some distance away. The width of the central bright fringe decreases and the fringes become less sharp as the slit width increases.

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    This document describes an experiment to observe the diffraction of light through a thin slit. The aim is to observe the diffraction pattern produced when monochromatic light passes through a narrow slit made from two razor blades. When light passes through the slit, it bends around the edges and spreads into the shadow regions, producing a pattern of alternating dark and bright bands called fringes on a screen placed some distance away. The width of the central bright fringe decreases and the fringes become less sharp as the slit width increases.

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    This document describes an experiment to observe the diffraction of light through a thin slit. The aim is to observe the diffraction pattern produced when monochromatic light passes through a narrow slit made from two razor blades. When light passes through the slit, it bends around the edges and spreads into the shadow regions, producing a pattern of alternating dark and bright bands called fringes on a screen placed some distance away. The width of the central bright fringe decreases and the fringes become less sharp as the slit width increases.

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    Physics Activity-4

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    This document describes an experiment to observe the diffraction of light through a thin slit. The aim is to observe the diffraction pattern produced when monochromatic light passes through a narrow slit made from two razor blades. When light passes through the slit, it bends around the edges and spreads into the shadow regions, producing a pattern of alternating dark and bright bands called fringes on a screen placed some distance away. The width of the central bright fringe decreases and the fringes become less sharp as the slit width increases.

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    ACTIVITY-4

    AIM:-
    To observe diffraction of light due to a thin slit.

    MATERIALS REQUIRED:-
    Two ordinary razor blades with sharp edges, a
    source of light, i.e., a pencil laser or a sodium lamp,
    screen, a black paper.

    THEORY:-
    When a beam of monochromatic light falls on a
    narrow slit of small width, the light bends around
    the edges of the slit. If a screen is placed at a
    suitable distance, diffraction pattern due to the slit
    is obtained.
    “The phenomenon of bending of light around corners
    and spreading into the regions of geometrical
    shadow is called diffraction”.
    The diffraction pattern consists of a central maxima
    surrounded on either side by a number of alternate

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    dark or bright bands called secondary minima and

    maxima.

    PROCEDURE:-
    1. First of all I placed two sharp edged, razor
    blades side by side on a strip of black paper
    keeping their sharp edges close and parallel to
    each other as shown in the figure, then I fixed
    the blades with the help of cellotape and made
    fine slit.
    2. Switched on the sodium lap or pencil laser and
    kept it at a distance of approximately 2m from
    the blades.
    3. Let the light coming out of the slit fal on a
    screen(or wall) situated at a distance of about 20
    com
    4. I observed a diffraction pattern consists of dark
    and bright bands on the wall. If an ordinary
    lamp is used in place of sodium lamp, coulored
    fringes will be observed.
    5. Repeated the experiment by increases the slit
    width.

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    RESULT:-
    1. Diffraction pattern (fringes) due to a single slit is
    formed when light passes through a narrow slit
    which consists of a central bright maxima and
    secondary minima and maxima on eitrherr side.
    2. On increasing the slit width, the width of
    central maxima decreases and the sharpness of
    fringes decreases.

    PRECAUTION:-
    1. The razor blades should be unused so that the
    edges should be very sharp.
    2. The slit should be formed as narrow as possible
    3. The source of light should be kept at least at a
    distance of 2m from the thin slit
    4. A beam of monochromatic light should be used
    to obtain diffraction pattern.

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