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A double-slit has a separation of and is illuminated with light
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Wave Optics · Wave Optics
Problem
A double-slit has a separation of
0.25
mm
0.25\,\text{mm}
0.25
mm
and is illuminated with
610
nm
610\,\text{nm}
610
nm
light. Determine the largest integer order
m
m
m
for which the fractional error between
θ
\theta
θ
and
sin
θ
\sin\theta
sin
θ
remains less than
2.0
%
2.0\%
2.0%
.
Related theory
Wave Optics
Young's Double-Slit Experiment
Interference
Waves
Optics
Interference of light and Young's experiment
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