Light with a wavelength of 552 nm passes through two slits and forms an interference pattern on a screen 8.60 m away. If the linear distance on the screen from the central fringe to the first bright fringe above it is 5.52 cm, what is the separation of the slits? Express your answer to three significant figures. d= 15. ΑΣΦ ? μm

Light with a wavelength of 552 nm passes through two slits and forms an interference pattern on a screen 8.60 m away. If the linear distance on the screen from the central fringe to the first bright fringe above it is 5.52 cm, what is the separation of the slits? Express your answer to three significant figures. d= 15. ΑΣΦ ? μm

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Chapter4: Diffraction

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Problem 89AP: Monochromatic light of wavelength 530 nm passes through a horizontal single slit of width 1.5 m in...

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