The width of the central peak in a single-slit diffraction pattern is 5.0 mm. The wavelength of the light is 600. nm, and the screen is 1.9 m from the slit. (a.) What is the width of the slit in microns? (D= ?) (b.) What is the ratio of the intensity at 4.2mm from the center of the pattern to the intensity at the center of the pattern? (I/I0= ?)

The width of the central peak in a single-slit diffraction pattern is 5.0 mm. The wavelength of the light is 600. nm, and the screen is 1.9 m from the slit. (a.) What is the width of the slit in microns? (D= ?) (b.) What is the ratio of the intensity at 4.2mm from the center of the pattern to the intensity at the center of the pattern? (I/I0= ?)

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