In a version of Young's double-slit experiment, two narrow slits in a screen are illuminated by plane monochromatic light with a wavelength of 590 nm. An observation screen is placed at a distance of 2 m from the slits. The interference pattern on the observation screen consists of a series of bright bands separated by dark fringes. The tenth order dark fringe (tenth order intensity minimum) is observed at a distance of 12 mm from the central bright band (zeroth order intensity maximum). a) Calculate the angle at which the tenth order dark fringe is observed. between the slits. b) Calculate the separation

In a version of Young's double-slit experiment, two narrow slits in a screen are illuminated by plane monochromatic light with a wavelength of 590 nm. An observation screen is placed at a distance of 2 m from the slits. The interference pattern on the observation screen consists of a series of bright bands separated by dark fringes. The tenth order dark fringe (tenth order intensity minimum) is observed at a distance of 12 mm from the central bright band (zeroth order intensity maximum). a) Calculate the angle at which the tenth order dark fringe is observed. between the slits. b) Calculate the separation

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Chapter4: Diffraction

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