Two narrow slits emitting iight in phase are separated by a distance of 1.0 cm. The wavelength of the light is 5.0 x 10 ^-7 m.

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Two narrow slits emitting iight in phase are separated by a distance of 1.0 cm. The wavelength of the light is 5.0 x 10 -7 m. The interference pattern is observed on a screen placed at a distance of 1.0m. (a) Find the separation between the consecutive maxima. Can you expect to distinguish between these maxima ? (b) Find the separation between the sources which will give a separation of 1.0 mm between the consecutive maxima.

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answered Mar 31, 2018 by rubby (7,550 points) 1 3 5
selected Apr 1, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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a) Separation between two consecutive maxima is equal to fringe width.

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