Young's Double Slit Experiment in Water

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Homework Statement


If Young's double-slit experiment were submerged in water, how would the fringe pattern be changed?


Homework Equations


None...but maybe [itex]d\sin(\theta)=m\lambda[/itex]


The Attempt at a Solution


It would not because the waves still propagate in the same manner and the wavefronts are still circular.
 
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Doesn't the wavelength change in water?
 
I do not think that is the formula to be used.
 
I just found the answer, the wavelength does shorten in water, so the fringes would become closer together.