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The double slit experiment is a quintessential wave experiment in physics. Given a fifth order fringe 5.60 cm away from the central fringe, a double slit with slit separation 0.0530 mm, and a gap between the slits and the fringes of 1.30 m, find the following.
(a) wavelength _______ nm
(b) separation between adjacent fringes ________cm
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