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Transcribed Image Text:The figure below shows the result of a double-slit diffraction experiment with light of wavelength 501 nm. The pattern is closely
spaced bright and dark fringes. Only the central portion of the pattern is shown. Except for the missing spots, the bright spots are
separated by a distance of y= 1.72 mm. The pattern is observed on a screen that is 3.85 m from the slits. How far apart are the slits (in
mm)?
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