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 1076: 41

Answer

$L=161nm$

Work Step by Step

We know that $2L=(m+\frac{1}{2})(\frac{\lambda}{n_2})$ This can be rearranged as: $L=(m+\frac{1}{2})(\frac{\lambda}{2n_2})$ For $m=1$ and plugging in the known values to obtain: $L=(1+\frac{1}{2})(\frac{342}{2\times 1.59})=161nm$
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