The Distance Between the Slits in a Double Slit Experiment

question 76

Multiple Choice

The distance between the slits in a double slit experiment is 5.00 * 10^-4 m.A beam of light with a wavelength of 488 nm is shone on the slits.What is the angular separation between the central maximum and the adjacent maximum?

• A)5.00 * 10^-4 rad
• B)7.26 * 10^-4 rad
• C)9.76 * 10^-4 rad
• D)9.94 * 10^-4 rad

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