Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
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Chapter 24 - The Wave Nature of Light - Problems - Page 708: 9

Answer

3.1 cm

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 spacing between successive fringes on a screen a distance $\mathcal{l}$ away is $\Delta x = \frac{\lambda \mathcal{l}}{d}$. $$\Delta x = \frac{(633\times10^{-9}m)(3.3m)}{0.068\times10^{-3}m}=0.031m$$
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