Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections
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Chapter 35, Problem 8PQ
Monochromatic light is incident on a pair of slits that are separated by 0.200 mm. The screen is 2.50 m away from the slits.
- a. If the distance between the central bright fringe and either of the adjacent bright fringes is 1.67 cm, find the wavelength of the incident light.
- b. At what angle does the next set of bright fringes appear?
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