Light with wavelength i passes through a narrow slit of width w and is seen on a screen which is located at a distance D in front of the slit. The first minimum of the diffraction pattern is at distance d from the middle of the central maximum. Calculate the wavelength of light if D=3.1 m, d=1 mm and w = VAD. Give your answer in nanometers. Answer: nm

Light with wavelength i passes through a narrow slit of width w and is seen on a screen which is located at a distance D in front of the slit. The first minimum of the diffraction pattern is at distance d from the middle of the central maximum. Calculate the wavelength of light if D=3.1 m, d=1 mm and w = VAD. Give your answer in nanometers. Answer: nm

College Physics

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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