Light waves, for which the electric field is given by Ey(x,t) =Emaxin|(2x107m-1)x-wt], pass through a slit and produce the first dark bands at ‡30• from the center of the diffraction pattern. What is the frequency of this light?  How wide is the slit?  At which positive angle will the next dark band occur?

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Light waves, for which the electric field is given by Ey(x,t) =Emaxin|(2x107m-1)x-wt], pass through a slit and produce the first dark bands at ‡30• from the center of the diffraction pattern.

  1. What is the frequency of this light
  2. How wide is the slit? 
  3. At which positive angle will the next dark band occur?
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