In the two-slit experiment, for the condition of bright fringes, the value of m = +4 corresponds to a path difference of
A) 4λ
B) 3λ
C) 2λ
D) λ
E) (1/2)λ

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In the two-slit experiment, bright fringes occur when the path difference is an integer multiple of the wavelength, λ. For m = +4, the path difference is 4λ.

In the Two-Slit Experiment, for the Condition of Bright Fringes