Monochromatic light of wavelength å is incident on a pair of slits separated by 2.45 x 10-4 m, and forms an interference pattern on a screen placed 1.85 m away from the slits. The first-order bright fringe is 4.42 mm from the center of the central maximum. (a) Draw a picture, labeling the angle 0 and the legs of the right triangle associated with the first-order bright fringe. (Submit a file with a maximum size of 1 MB.) Choose File No file chosen This answer has not been graded yet. (b) Compute the tangent of the angle 0 associated with the first-order bright fringe. tan (0) = (c) Find the angle corresponding to the first-order bright fringe and compute the sine of that angle. sin 0, = Are the sine and tangent of the angle comparable in value? Does your answer always hold true? Explain.

Monochromatic light of wavelength å is incident on a pair of slits separated by 2.45 x 10-4 m, and forms an interference pattern on a screen placed 1.85 m away from the slits. The first-order bright fringe is 4.42 mm from the center of the central maximum. (a) Draw a picture, labeling the angle 0 and the legs of the right triangle associated with the first-order bright fringe. (Submit a file with a maximum size of 1 MB.) Choose File No file chosen This answer has not been graded yet. (b) Compute the tangent of the angle 0 associated with the first-order bright fringe. tan (0) = (c) Find the angle corresponding to the first-order bright fringe and compute the sine of that angle. sin 0, = Are the sine and tangent of the angle comparable in value? Does your answer always hold true? Explain.

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Chapter35: Diffraction And Interference

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Problem 8PQ: Monochromatic light is incident on a pair of slits that are separated by 0.200 mm. The screen is...

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