In the two-slit experiment, monochromatic light of wavelength 600 nm passes through a pair of slits separated by 2.20 x 10-5 m

(a) What is the angle corresponding to the first bright fringe?
(b) What is the angle corresponding to the second dark fringe?


(a) 1.56°
(b) 1.56°

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