g Monochromatic light with wavelength 633 nn passes through a narrow slit and a patternappears on a screen 6.0 m away. The distance on the screen between the centers of thefirst minima on either side of the screen is 32 mm. How wide (in mm) is the slit

d = 1.19 x 10⁻⁴ m = 0.119 mm

Explanation:

This problem can be solved by using Young's double-slit experiment formula:

where,

Y = fringe spacing = 32 mm = 0.032 m

L = slit to screen distance = 6 m

λ = wavelength of light = 633 nm = 6.33 x 10⁻⁷ m

d = slit width = ?

Therefore,

d = 1.19 x 10⁻⁴ m = 0.119 mm

speed of light in vacuum is 300,000 km/s

speed of light in other mediums is given by the expression v = c/n, where c is the speed of light in vacuum and n is the refractive index of medium.

for the first medium v = 200,000 km/s

  so, refractive index of medium = 300000/200000 = 1.5

    1.5 refractive index is usually for glass. so first medium is glass.

for the second medium v = 250,00 km/s

so, refractive index of medium = 300000/250000 = 1.2

    1.2 refractive index is usually for water. so second medium is water.

for the third medium v = 0 km/s

so, refractive index of medium = 300000/0 = ∞

    ∞ refractive index is usually for opaque mediums. so third medium is opaque medium.