# 21. In a single-slit experiment, light passes through the slit and forms a diffraction pattern on a screen 2.54 [m] away. If the wavelength of light is 655 [nm], and the width of the slit is 4.41 x 10-5 [m], find the linear distance on the screen from the center of the diffraction pattern to the first dark fringe. Upload Choose a File
# 21. In a single-slit experiment, light passes through the slit and forms a diffraction pattern on a screen 2.54 [m] away. If the wavelength of light is 655 [nm], and the width of the slit is 4.41 x 10-5 [m], find the linear distance on the screen from the center of the diffraction pattern to the first dark fringe. Upload Choose a File
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![#21. In a single-slit experiment, light passes through the slit and forms a
diffraction pattern on a screen 2.54 [m] away. If the wavelength of light is
655 [nm], and the width of the slit is 4.41 x 10-5 [m], find the linear distance
on the screen from the center of the diffraction pattern to the first dark fringe.
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Transcribed Image Text:#21. In a single-slit experiment, light passes through the slit and forms a
diffraction pattern on a screen 2.54 [m] away. If the wavelength of light is
655 [nm], and the width of the slit is 4.41 x 10-5 [m], find the linear distance
on the screen from the center of the diffraction pattern to the first dark fringe.
Upload Choose a File
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