In a Young’s Double Slit Experiment light passes through two narrow slits of ? = 0.8 ??. The distance from double slit to the screen is 1.6 m. The distance from central fringe to the nth fringe is 5 cm. The wavelength of the light is 625 nm. The path difference correspond to   A. a minimum   B. a position between maximum and minimum.   C. a maximum   D. a maximum and minimum

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  1. In a Young’s Double Slit Experiment light passes through two narrow slits of ? = 0.8 ??. The distance from double slit to the screen is 1.6 m. The distance from central fringe to the nth fringe is 5 cm. The wavelength of the light is 625 nm. The path difference correspond to

      A.

    a minimum

      B.

    a position between maximum and minimum.

      C.

    a maximum

      D.

    a maximum and minimum

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