3. A laser with a wavelength of 650 nm passes through a double slit. A pattern is observed on a wall that is 1.5 meters away from the slits. The spacing between 10 bright fringes is measured to be 3 cm. Calculate the separation between the slits. Show your work.

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Answer:

Slit separation, [tex]d=3.25\times 10^{-4}\ m[/tex]

Explanation:

It is given that,

Wavelength of laser light, [tex]\lambda=650\ nm=650\times 10^{-9}\ m[/tex]

Distance between pattern and the wall, L = 1.5 m

The spacing between 10 bright fringes is, y = 3 cm = 0.03 m

We need to find the separation between the slits. According to the equation of diffraction law :

[tex]d\ sin\theta=n\lambda[/tex]

Where

d is the separation between the slits

For smaller angles, [tex]sin\theta=tan\theta=\dfrac{y}{L}[/tex]

[tex]d(\dfrac{y}{L})=n\lambda[/tex]

[tex]d=\dfrac{n\lambda L}{y}[/tex]

[tex]d=\dfrac{10\times 650\times 10^{-9}\times 1.5}{0.03}[/tex]

d = 0.000325 m

or

[tex]d=3.25\times 10^{-4}\ m[/tex]

So, the separation between the slits is [tex]3.25\times 10^{-4}\ m[/tex]. Hence, this is the required solution.