Question

Consider a double-slit with a distance between the slits of 0.04 mm and slit width of 0.01 mm. Suppose the screen is a distance of 1 m from the double-slit and light with a wavelength of 600 nm is illuminating the slits. What is the distance Δxa between the places where the intensity is zero due to the single slit effect? Give answer in mm to two significant figures. What is the distance Δxd in mm between the places where the intensity is zero due to the double slit effect?

Answer 1

Answer:

The distance between the places where the intensity is zero due to the double slit effect is 15 mm.

Explanation:

Given that,

Distance between the slits = 0.04 mm

Width = 0.01 mm

Distance between the slits and screen = 1 m

Wavelength = 600 nm

We need to calculate the distance between the places where the intensity is zero due to the double slit effect

For constructive fringe

First minima from center

$x_{1}=\dfrac{\lambda D}{2d}$

Second minima from center

$x_{2}=\dfrac{3\lambda D}{2d}$

The distance between the places where the intensity is zero due to the double slit effect

$\Delta x_{d}=x_{2}-x_{1}$

$\Delta x_{d}=\dfrac{3\lambda D}{2d}-\dfrac{\lambda D}{2d}$

$\Delta x_{d}=\dfrac{\lambda D}{d}$

Put the value into the formula

$\Delta x_{d}=\dfrac{600\times10^{-9}\times1}{0.04\times10^{-3}}$

$\Delta x_{d}=0.015 =15\times10^{-3}\ m$

$\Delta x_{d}=15\ mm$

Hence, The distance between the places where the intensity is zero due to the double slit effect is 15 mm.