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Question 22

An investigator conducts two trials of a double-slit interference experiment using different configurations. The table below details the wavelength of light used, the slit separation, the distance from the double-slit to the screen, and the resulting fringe width (separation between adjacent bright fringes).

TrialWavelengthSlit separationScreen distanceFringe width
1λ\lambdaλsssDDD3.5 mm
21.2λ1.2\lambda1.2λ1.5s0.75D0.75D0.75Dw2w_2w2​

What is the fringe width w2 w_2\,w2​ observed in Trial 2?

2.1 mm2.1\text{ mm}2.1 mm

3.2 mm3.2\text{ mm}3.2 mm

4.7 mm4.7\text{ mm}4.7 mm

8.4 mm8.4\text{ mm}8.4 mm

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