Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 35 - Interference - Problems - Page 1076: 43

Answer

$\lambda=560nm$

Work Step by Step

We know that $2L=(m)({\frac{\lambda}{n_2}})$ This can be rearranged as: $L=(m)({\frac{\lambda}{2n_2}})$ For $m=1$ and plugging in the known values, we obtain: $200=1\times (\frac{\lambda}{2\times 1.40})$ $\lambda=560nm$
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