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A beam of yellow light is made to pass through two slits that are 3.0 x 10−3 meters apart. On a screen 2.0 meters away from the slits, an interference pattern appears with bands of light separated by 3.9 x 10−4 meters. What is the
3.6 x 10−8 m 5.9 x 10−7 m 6.5 x 10−7 m 3.9 x 10−6 m
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