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In a double-slit interference experiment, the light source is a visible laser with wavelength 4.31E-7 m, the distance between slits is 9.51E-4m, and a screen is 2.09 m away from the slits. What is the distance between the central bright fringe and a dark fringe resulting from a 5π phase difference between light from the two slits (in m)?
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