In a double-slit experiment, the slit separation is 2.0 mm, and two wavelengths, 750. nm and 900. nm, illuminate the slits. A screen is placed 2.0 m from the slits

At what distance from the central maximum on the screen will a bright fringe from one pattern first coincide with a bright fringe from the other?


4.5 mm

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