Calculating Wavelength in Young's Double-Slit Experiment

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In the Young's double-slit experiment, the seventh dark fringe is positioned 0.023 m from the central bright fringe on a screen 1.1 m away from the slits, with a slit separation of 1.5 x 10^-4 m. To calculate the wavelength of light, the formula λ = d sin(θ) / (m + 1/2) is used, where sin(θ) can be determined as 0.023 m / 1.1 m. A triangle can be drawn to visualize the relationship between the distances involved. Understanding these values is crucial for applying the equations correctly. The final wavelength can then be computed using these parameters.
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In a Young's double-slit experiment, the seventh dark fringe is located 0.023 m to the side of the central bright finge on a flat screen, which is 1.1 m away from the slits. The separation between the slits is 1.5 10-4 m. What is the wavelength of the light being used?
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I'm having some trouble understanding what exactly the equation is saying. I know I have to use sin theta = mlambda/d for the bright fringe and then sin theta = (m+1/2)lambda/d for the dark..but I'm not sure how to get theta..I figure I need to use the two initial values that I'm given but I'm not sure what those values exactly mean..any help?
 
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In a Young's double-slit experiment, the seventh dark fringe is located 0.023 m to the side of the central bright finge on a flat screen, which is 1.1 m away from the slits. The separation between the slits is 1.5 10-4 m. What is the wavelength of the light being used?
m

I'm having some trouble understanding what exactly the equation is saying. I know I have to use sin theta = mlambda/d for the bright fringe and then sin theta = (m+1/2)lambda/d for the dark..but I'm not sure how to get theta..I figure I need to use the two initial values that I'm given but I'm not sure what those values exactly mean..any help?
Use:
\lambda = \frac{d\sin\theta}{(m+1/2)} where \sin\theta = .023/1.1.

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draw yourself a triangle and note that sin \theta = \frac {d_{minumum-central finge}} {d_{slit-screen}}
 
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