As in the previous question, the figure below shows how a double-slit interferencepattern is produced on a screen for monochromatic light.PScreenWavefrontof mono-chromaticlightDThe light wavelength is A = 600 nm and P is the first dark spot on the screen (there areno other dark spots between O and P). If the separation between the slits is d=9000nm and the distance to the screen is D=3 m, what is the distance Y between O and P in%3Dm?

The problem is based on young's double-slit experiment.to solve the problem at first we will define…

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