Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 35 - Interference - Problems - Page 1075: 27

Answer

$L=6.64\mu m$

Work Step by Step

We know that: $N_2-N_1=(\frac{L}{\lambda})(n_2-n_1)$ This can b e rearranged as: $L=\frac{(N_2-N_1)(\lambda)}{n_2-n_1}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $L=\frac{7\times 550\times 10^{-9}}{1.58-1.0}=6.64\times 10^{-6}=6.64\mu m$
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