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Giancoli's Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Edition
24
The Wave Nature of Light
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24-3: Double-Slit Interference
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24-4: Visible Spectrum; Dispersion
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24-5: Single-Slit Diffraction
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24-6 and 24-7: Diffraction Gratings
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24-8: Thin-Film Interference
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24-9: Michelson Interferometer
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Question by Giancoli, Douglas C., Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Ed., ©2014, Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education Inc., New York.
Problem 24
Q

A single slit 1.0 mm wide is illuminated by 450-nm light. What is the width of the central maximum (in cm) in the diffraction pattern on a screen 6.0 m away?

A
0.54 cm
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