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Figure 1 shows the light intensity on a screen 2.6m behind a double slit. The wavelength of the light is 528nm.

What is the spacing between the slits?

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Use equation y=(lambda*L)/d and solve for d.
L=2.6m
lambda=528nm =528 * 10^-9 m

for y: 5.7cm - 0.3cm= 5.4cm ----> there are 9 dark spaces,so y= 0.054m/9 = 0.006m

spacing between the slits d = (lambda*L)/y =(528 * 10^-9 * 2.6)/0.006 = 2.288 * 10^ -4 m

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