Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-32162-592-2

Chapter 24 - The Wave Nature of Light - Questions - Page 705: 6

Answer

The bright fringes on the screen are all closer to the centerline when the apparatus is immersed in water.

Work Step by Step

Light traveling in water has a shorter wavelength than the same light traveling in air. Equation 24-2a shows that for a given m and d, the angle $\theta$ decreases as the wavelength $\lambda$ decreases.
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