Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (4th Edition)

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Chapter 33 - Wave Optics - Exercises and Problems - Page 956: 25

Answer

$w = 4.88~mm$

Work Step by Step

We can find width of the central maximum: $w = \frac{2.44~\lambda~L}{d}$ $w = \frac{(2.44)~(500\times 10^{-9}~m)(2.0~m)}{0.50\times 10^{-3}~m}$ $w = 4.88\times 10^{-3}~m$ $w = 4.88~mm$
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