In a Young’s double-slit experiment light of wavelength falls on two slits separated by

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In a Young’s double-slit experiment light of wavelength 550 nm550\,\text{nm} falls on two slits separated by 0.30 mm0.30\,\text{mm}. The screen is 1.2 m1.2\,\text{m} away. (i) Calculate the fringe width. (ii) Determine the new fringe width if the slit separation is doubled while all other quantities remain the same.

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