Light of wavelength 1 illuminates a double slit, and interference fringes are observed on a screen

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Light of wavelength λ1 illuminates a double slit, and interference fringes are observed on a screen behind the slits. When the wavelength is changed to λ2 , the fringes get closer together. Is λ2 larger or smaller than λ1?

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

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Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field

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