IB skill practice

Use interference path difference and phase difference

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 4

Constructive path difference

At a bright point in a harbour wave sensor, the order is \(m=3\) and wavelength is \(0.28\,\text{m}\). Calculate the required path difference. Use the diagram labels before calculating the requested value. Enter the numerical result and choose the interpretation that matches the wave physics.

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