A monochromatic light of wavelength 589 nm incident on a double slit with slit width 2.5 μm and unknown separation results in a diffraction pattern containing nine interference peaks inside the central maximum. Find the separation of the slits.

A monochromatic light of wavelength 589 nm incident on a double slit with slit width 2.5 μm and unknown separation results in a diffraction pattern containing nine interference peaks inside the central maximum. Find the separation of the slits.

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Problem 38P: A monochromatic light of wavelength 589 nm incident on a double slit with slit width 2.5 m and...

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