Laser light (A = 800 nm) is sent through a 0.200-mm-wide single slit. What is the width of thecentral maximum on a screen 1.00m from the slit? [Hint: width = separation between dark fringesclosest to the central maximum.] O 9.63 x 10-11 m O 4.0 mm O 8.0 mm O 2.0 mm

Laser light (A = 800 nm) is sent through a 0.200-mm-wide single slit. What is the width of thecentral maximum on a screen 1.00m from the slit? [Hint: width = separation between dark fringesclosest to the central maximum.] O 9.63 x 10-11 m O 4.0 mm O 8.0 mm O 2.0 mm

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Laser light (A = 800 nm) is sent through a 0.200-mm-wide single slit. What is the width of thecentral maximum on
a screen 1.00 m from the slit? [Hint: width = separation between dark fringesclosest to the central maximum.]
9.63 x 10-11 m
O 4.0 mm
O 8.0 mm
O 2.0 mm

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