At the first minimum adjacent to the central maximum of a single slit diffraction pattern, the phase difference between the Huygen’s wavelet from the edge of the slit and the wavelet from the midpoint of the slit is:
1. \(\frac{\pi}{4}\text{radian}\)
2. \(\frac{\pi}{2}\text{radian}\)
3. \({\pi}~\text{radian}\)
4. \(\frac{\pi}{8}\text{radian}\)

For a parallel beam of monochromatic light of wavelength \(\lambda\), diffraction is produced by a single slit whose width \(a\) is much greater than the wavelength of the light. If \(D\) is the distance of the screen from the slit, the width of the central maxima will be:
1. \(\frac{2D\lambda}{a}\)
2. \(\frac{D\lambda}{a}\)
3. \(\frac{Da}{\lambda}\)
4. \(\frac{2Da}{\lambda}\)

A beam of light of \(\lambda = 600~\text{nm}\) from a distant source falls on a single slit \(1~\text{mm}\) wide and the resulting diffraction pattern is observed on a screen \(2~\text{m}\) away. The distance between the first dark fringes on either side of the central bright fringe is:
1. \(1.2~\text{cm}\)
2. \(1.2~\text{mm}\)
3. \(2.4~\text{cm}\)
4. \(2.4~\text{mm}\)