Problem 20:  Consider 642 nm light falling on a single slit of width 19.5 μm. Randomized Variablesλ = 642 nm w = 19.5 μm     Part (a) Find the angle, in degrees, of the third diffraction minimum for the light. Numeric   : A numeric value is expected and not an expression. θ3 = __________________________________________ Part (b) What slit width (in micrometers) would place this minimum at 85.0°? Numeric   : A numeric value is expected and not an expression. w' = __________________________________________

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Problem 20:  Consider 642 nm light falling on a single slit of width 19.5 μm.

Randomized Variablesλ = 642 nm
w = 19.5 μm

 
 
Part (a) Find the angle, in degrees, of the third diffraction minimum for the light.
Numeric   : A numeric value is expected and not an expression.
θ3 = __________________________________________


Part (b) What slit width (in micrometers) would place this minimum at 85.0°?
Numeric   : A numeric value is expected and not an expression.
w' = __________________________________________


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