Orange light of wavelength $6000 \times 10^{-10} \ m$ illuminates a single slit of width $0.6 \times 10^{-4} \ m$. The maximum possible number of diffraction minima produced on both sides of the central maximum is $........$

  • A
    $198$
  • B
    $156$
  • C
    $147$
  • D
    $187$

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