In a two-slit experiment, the slit separation is 3.0 × 10-5 m. The interference pattern is created on a screen that is 2.0 m away from the slits. If the seventh bright fringe on the screen is a linear distance of 10.0 cm away from the central fringe, what is the wavelength of the light?

Respuesta :

To solve the problem we will apply the concepts related to the two slit experiment which describes the slit separation by the angle of projection as a function of the order of the bright fringe by the wavelength, this can be mathematically described as,

[tex]dsin\theta = m\lambda[/tex]

Here,

d = Slit separation

[tex]\lambda[/tex] = Wavelength

m = Order of bright fringe

At the same time the distance of the central spot is defined as,

[tex]y = \frac{m \lambda R}{d}[/tex]

Here,

[tex]\lambda[/tex]= Wavelength

R = Distance from slit to screen

Using the latest equation and rearranging to find the wavelength, we have,

[tex]\lambda = \frac{yd}{mR}[/tex]

[tex]\lambda = \frac{0.1*3^{-5}}{7*2}[/tex]

[tex]\lambda = 214.2nm[/tex]

Therefore the wavelenght of the light is 214.2nm