Using monochromatic light, an interference pattern is generated on a screen 50.0 cm away from a double slit. The width of the slit is 12 μm. The third dark fringe is 6.0 cm from the center of the central maximum. What is the wavelength of the light used in nanometres?

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Using monochromatic light, an interference pattern is generated on a screen 50.0 cm away from a double slit. The width of the slit is 12 μm.  The third dark fringe is 6.0 cm from the center of the central maximum. What is the wavelength of the light used in nanometres?

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