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A screen is placed from a single slit
PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Waves · Waves
Problem
A screen is placed
50
cm
50\,\text{cm}
50
cm
from a single slit, which is illuminated with light of wavelength
6000
A
˚
6000\,\text{Å}
6000
A
˚
. If the distance between the first and third minima in the diffraction pattern is
3.0
mm
3.0\,\text{mm}
3.0
mm
, what is the width of the slit?
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