Two wavelengths $590 \ nm$ and $596 \ nm$ of sodium light are used one after another to study the diffraction taking place at a single slit of aperture $2.4 \ mm$. The distance between the slit and the screen is $2 \ m$. The separation between the positions of the first secondary maximum of the diffraction pattern obtained in the two cases is:

  • A
    $7.5 \times 10^{-6} \ m$
  • B
    $7.5 \times 10^{-9} \ m$
  • C
    $2.5 \times 10^{-6} \ m$
  • D
    $5.0 \times 10^{-6} \ m$

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