Tutorials in Introductory Physics
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Chapter 11.5, Problem 2aT
A second slit, identical in size to the first, is cut in the mask. The distance between the centers of the slits, d, is equal to
What would you see on the screen if the original slit were covered and the second slit were uncovered?
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