Laser Light Sent Through a Double Slit Produces an Interference

question 65

Multiple Choice

Laser light sent through a double slit produces an interference pattern on a screen 3.00 m from the slits.If the eighth-order maximum occurs at an angle of 63.4°,at what angle does the third-order maximum occur?

• A)No third-order maximum occurs.
• B)0.34°
• C)19.6°
• D)23.8°
• E)Not enough information is given.

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