1. A laser light passing through a double slit creates a diffraction pattern with maxima 1 cm apart. cm a) What is the distance between adjacent minima? cm b) If the wavelength A of the laser light is doubled, what would the distance x between the maxima would be now?

1. A laser light passing through a double slit creates a diffraction pattern with maxima 1 cm apart. cm a) What is the distance between adjacent minima? cm b) If the wavelength A of the laser light is doubled, what would the distance x between the maxima would be now?

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Chapter27: Wave Optics

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Problem 52PE: (a) What is the minimum width of a single slit (in multiples of ) that will produce a first minimum...

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Interference of Light

The word "constructive" signifies addition in interference. Constructive interference occurs when the path of the waves that start from the slit differs by 1 entire wavelength or in the intervals of the same. Hence, the waves that are presented on the screen are in phase (crest to crest/trough to trough). The waves interfering constructively forms bright fringes on the screen.

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A laser light passing through a double slit creates a diffraction pattern with maxima 1 cm apart.
cm a) What is the distance between adjacent minima?
cm b) If the wavelength A of the laser light is doubled, what would the distance x between the
maxima would be now?

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