Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 36 - Diffraction - Problems - Page 1113: 61b

Answer

$L=3.3mm$

Work Step by Step

We know that; $L=Nd$ But, $N=\frac{\lambda_{avg}}{m\Delta \lambda}$ Hence, $L=\frac{\lambda_{avg}d}{m\Delta \lambda}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $L=\frac{589.3(10)}{3(589.59-589.00)}=3.3\times 10^3\mu m=3.3mm$
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