University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 35 - Interference - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 1180: Q35.8

Answer

No.

Work Step by Step

Equation 35.4 gives the angle at which the fringes occur. When the spacing d of 25 cm is so many times larger than the wavelength of red light, the fringes are so close together that they are impossible to resolve. No pattern will be observed.
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