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24.7 Skills for applying the wave model of light
* Red light of wavelength 630 nm is incident on a pair of slits. The interference pattern is projected on a wall 6.0m from the slits. The fourth bright band is separated from the central maximum by 2.8 cm. (a) Draw a ray diagram to represent the situation; show the path length difference. (b) What can you learn about the slit pair using this information? (c) What can you learn about the pattern on the screen using this information?
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