a) In a double-slit experiment, a stream of electrons with speed v = 10 m/s is aimed at two parallel slits. On the screen one meter behind the slits an interference pattern is observed in the number of electrons arriving at different points on the screen. The distance between the first and the second intensity maxima is 1 cm. Find the distance between the slits.

a) In a double-slit experiment, a stream of electrons with speed v = 10 m/s is aimed at two parallel slits. On the screen one meter behind the slits an interference pattern is observed in the number of electrons arriving at different points on the screen. The distance between the first and the second intensity maxima is 1 cm. Find the distance between the slits.

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Chapter5: Matter Waves

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