Red light of wavelength 630 nm passes through two slits and then onto a screen that is 1.4 m from the slits. The center of the 3rd order bright band on the screen is separated from the central maximum by 0.76 cm . A)Determine the frequency of the light.
B)Determine the slit separation.
C)Determine the angle of the third-order bright band.

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Answer:

Part a)

[tex]f = 4.76 \times 10^{14} Hz[/tex]

Part b)

[tex]d = 3.48 \times 10^{-4} m[/tex]

Part c)

[tex]\theta = 0.311 degree[/tex]

Explanation:

Part a)

As we know that the speed of light is given as

[tex]c = 3 \times 10^8 m/s[/tex]

[tex]\lambda = 630 nm[/tex]

now the frequency of the light is given as

[tex]f = \frac{c}{\lambda}[/tex]

so we have

[tex]f = \frac{3 \times 10^8}{630 \times 10^{-9}}[/tex]

[tex]f = 4.76 \times 10^{14} Hz[/tex]

Part b)

Position of Nth maximum intensity on the screen is given as

[tex]y_n = \frac{n\lambda L}{d}[/tex]

so here we know for 3rd order maximum intensity

[tex]y_3 = 0.76 cm[/tex]

n = 3

L = 1.4 m

[tex]0.76 \times 10^{-2} = \frac{3(630 \times 10^{-9})(1.4)}{d}[/tex]

[tex]d = 3.48 \times 10^{-4} m[/tex]

Part c)

angle of third order maximum is given as

[tex]d sin\theta = 3 \lambda[/tex]

[tex]3.48 \times 10^{-4} sin\theta = 3(630 \times 10^{-9})[/tex]

[tex]\theta = 0.311 degree[/tex]