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Monochromatic light falls on two very narrow slits 0.048 mm apart. successive fringes on a screen 5.00 m away are 6.5 cm apart n

atroni [7]

In a double-slit interference experiment, the distance y of the maximum of order m from the center of the observed interference pattern on the screen is
$y= \frac{m \lambda D}{d}$
where D=5.00 m is the distance of the screen from the slits, and
$d=0.048 mm=0.048 \cdot 10^{-3}m$ is the distance between the two slits.
The fringes on the screen are 6.5 cm=0.065 m apart from each other, this means that the first maximum (m=1) is located at y=0.065 m from the center of the pattern.
Therefore, from the previous formula we can find the wavelength of the light:
$\lambda = \frac{yd}{mD}= \frac{(0.065 m)(0.048 \cdot 10^{-3}m)}{(1)(5.00 m)}= 6.24 \cdot 10^{-7}m$

And from the relationship between frequency and wavelength, $c=\lambda f$ , we can find the frequency of the light:
$f= \frac{c}{\lambda}= \frac{3 \cdot 10^8 m/s}{6.24 \cdot 10^{-7}m}=4.81 \cdot 10^{14}Hz$

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3 years ago

15 Points , Physics HW, can someone please show me step by step how to calculate percent difference for this problem. My numbers

timofeeve [1]

The percent difference between two numbers $x$ and $y$ is given by

$\dfrac{|y-x|}x \times 100\%$

The absolute value is there because we only care about the absolute percent difference, and not taking into account whether we go from $x$ to $y$ or vice versa. If we remove them, we have two possible interpretations of percent difference.

For example, the (absolute) percent difference between 3 and 6 is

$\dfrac{|6-3|}3 \times 100\% = 100\%$

In other words, we add 100% of 3 to 3 to end up with 6. This is the same as the percent difference going from 3 to 6. On the other hand, the percent difference going from 6 to 3 is

$\dfrac{3-6}3\times100\%=-50\%$

which is to say, we take away 50% of 6 away from 6 to end up with 3.

"Make comparisons to object measurements" tells us that the differences should be computed relative to "measurements for object". In other words, take $x$ from the left column and $y$ from the right column.

$\dfrac{|7.1-7.3|}{7.1} \times 100\% \approx 2.82\%$

$\dfrac{|4.8-5.0|}{4.8} \times 100\% \approx 4.17\%$

$\dfrac{|7.2-7.5|}{7.2} \times 100\% \approx 4.17\%$

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2 years ago

Which would be the best metal to use for the insulated wire?

katrin2010 [14]

Copper, because it has the lowest specific electrical resistance.

specific electrical resistance aka volume resistivity is a fundamental property of a material that quantifies how strongly that material opposes the flow of electric current. A low resistivity indicates a material that readily allows the flow of electric current.

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3 years ago

When does a ball that is thrown vertically upwards reach its maximum speed?

ladessa [460]

As soon as you let go of it it is at its max speed because gravity is constantly pulling it down

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3 years ago

During a 980. miles cruise, a ship travelled 590 miles in 7 hours first. Then the ship changed its speed for the rest of the tri

vfiekz [6]

Explanation:

The average speed of a modern cruise ship is roughly 20 knots (23 miles per hour), with maximum speeds reaching about 30 knots (34.5 miles per hour).

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2 years ago

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