In a double-slit interference experiment, a special lamp emitting yellow light from heated sodium atoms is used to produce an interference pattern on a screen located 1.54 m from a pair of slits separated by 0.12 mm. If the distance between adjacent bright regions in the resulting pattern is 7.56 mm, what is the wavelength (in nm) of the sodium light? nm

In a double-slit interference experiment, a special lamp emitting yellow light from heated sodium atoms is used to produce an interference pattern on a screen located 1.54 m from a pair of slits separated by 0.12 mm. If the distance between adjacent bright regions in the resulting pattern is 7.56 mm, what is the wavelength (in nm) of the sodium light? nm

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Author:Katz, Debora M.

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Chapter35: Diffraction And Interference

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