A parallel beam of monochromatic light falls normally on a single narrow slit. The angular width of the central maximum in the resulting diffraction pattern
A)decreases with increase of slitwidth.
B)increases with increase of slitwidth.
C)decreases with decrease of slitwidth.
D)may increase or decrease.
A parallel beam of monochromatic light falls normally on a single narrow slit. The angular width of the central maximum in the resulting diffraction pattern
A)decreases with increase of slitwidth.
B)increases with increase of slitwidth.
C)decreases with decrease of slitwidth.
D)may increase or decrease.

Correct answer is A
A parallel beam of monochromatic light falls normally on a single narrow slit. The angular width of the central maximum in the resulting diffraction pattern decreases with increase of slitwidth.

Explanation:
Width of central maximum, \beta=\frac{2 \lambda L}{a} \propto \frac{1}{a}, where a is width of the slit.
As the slit width increases, the angular width of the principal maximum decreases.