The fringe width b is defined as the distance between two consecutive maxima (or consecutive minima). In a Young’s double-slit experiment, the fringe width obtained from a source of wavelength 500.0 nm is 3.90 mm. If the apparatus is immersed in a liquid that has index of refraction n = 1.30, what is the new fringe width? Assume the apparatus was originally in air and that the small-angle approximation applies to this situation.

The fringe width b is defined as the distance between two consecutive maxima (or consecutive minima). In a Young’s double-slit experiment, the fringe width obtained from a source of wavelength 500.0 nm is 3.90 mm. If the apparatus is immersed in a liquid that has index of refraction n = 1.30, what is the new fringe width? Assume the apparatus was originally in air and that the small-angle approximation applies to this situation.

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