Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 22 - Wave Optics - Conceptual Questions - Page 648: 2

Answer

(a) Increasing the wavelength $\lambda$ would cause the fringe spacing to increase. (c) Increasing the distance to the viewing screen $L$ would cause the fringe spacing to increase.

Work Step by Step

We can write a general equation for the fringe spacing $y$: $y = \frac{\lambda~L}{d}$ (a) Increasing the wavelength $\lambda$ would cause the fringe spacing to increase. (b) Increasing the slit spacing $d$ would cause the fringe spacing to decrease. (c) Increasing the distance to the viewing screen $L$ would cause the fringe spacing to increase. (d) Submerging the entire experiment in water has the effect of decreasing the wavelength, which would cause the fringe spacing to decrease.
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