The distance between the slits in a double slit experiment is 5.00 * 10^-4 m.A beam of light with a wavelength of 488 nm is shone on the slits.What is the angular separation between the central maximum and the adjacent maximum?

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The formula for the angular separation between two adjacent maxima in a double slit experiment is given as θ = λ/d, where λ is the wavelength of light and d is the distance between the slits.
Substituting the given values, we get θ = (488 nm)/(5.00 x 10^-4 m) = 9.76 x 10^-4 rad = 9.76 x 10^-4 x (180/π) degrees = 0.056 degrees.
Therefore, the angular separation between the central maximum and the adjacent maximum is 9.76 x 10^-4 rad or 0.056 degrees, which is closest to option C.

The Distance Between the Slits in a Double Slit Experiment