College Physics (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 26, Problem 2CQ
You shine monochromatic light on two narrow slits What modifications to the interference pattern would you expect to occur if the separation between the slits Is five times greater than the width of each slit?
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