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Date November 2016 Marks available 1 Reference code 16N.1.SL.TZ0.2
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 0
Command term Question number 2 Adapted from N/A

Question

Light of wavelength 400nm is incident on two slits separated by 1000µm. The interference pattern from the slits is observed from a satellite orbiting 0.4Mm above the Earth. The distance between interference maxima as detected at the satellite is

A. 0.16Mm.
B. 0.16km. 
C. 0.16m. 
D. 0.16mm.

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 1: Measurements and uncertainties » 1.1 – Measurements in physics
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