Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 24 - The Wave Nature of Light - Problems - Page 707: 4

Answer

0.19 mm apart

Work Step by Step

The spacing on the screen between bright fringes is addressed in Example 24-1. For light shining through 2 slits separated by a distance d, the second order fringe on a screen a distance $\mathcal{l}$ away occurs at a distance of $\frac{2 \lambda \mathcal{l}}{d}$ from the centerline. The distance between the second order fringes created by two different wavelengths is $\frac{2 \Delta \lambda \mathcal{l}}{d}$. $$=\frac{2 ((720-660)\times10^{-9}m) (1.0m)}{ 0.62\times10^{-3}m }$$ $$=1.9\times10^{-4}m $$
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