The phenomenon of diffraction occurs in .......

  • A
    only light and sound waves
  • B
    all types of waves
  • C
    electromagnetic waves and not for matter waves
  • D
    only light waves

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Light of wavelength $550\, nm$ falls normally on a slit of width $22.0 \times 10^{-5}\, cm$. The angular position of the second minima from the central maximum will be (in radians)

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