In a Young’s double slit experiment, sodium light of wavelength 0.59 x 10-6 m was used to illuminate a double slit with separation 0.36mm. If the fringes are observed at a distance of 30.0 cm from the double slits, calculate the fringe separation.

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In a Young’s double slit experiment, sodium light of wavelength 0.59 x 10-6 m was used to illuminate a
double slit with separation 0.36mm. If the fringes are observed at a distance of 30.0 cm from the double
slits, calculate the fringe separation.

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(0.59 x 10^-6 x 0.3) / (0.36 x 10^-3)

when you calculate that don't you get 4.9166 x 10 ^-4 m not 4.92 x 10^-2 m?

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