Light from a He-Ne laser of wavelength 633 nm passes through a circular aperture. The resulting pattern is observed on a screen 4.0 m behind the aperture, where the width of the central bright circle is 1.1 cm. What is the diameter of the hole?

A) 4700 ?m B) 32,000 ?m C) 9.8 ?m D) 560 ?m


D

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a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 2 and 3
e. none of them

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A) distinguish objects of different colors. B) form clear images of two points that are very close together. C) form a very large image. D) form a very bright image. E) form a very microscopic image.

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