REMARKS/ANALYSIS OF DATA

In the 1st table of the experiment, we are required to determine the wavelength of the
light diffracted by a single slit diffraction with varying values of slit width and distance of the
screen away from the light source. We first determined the wavelength of a light with a
0.16mm slit width and 90cm away from the laser. We then changed the slit width to 0.08mm
and 0.04m with the same length of distance. As I observe all the data that we gathered, I
learned that as the length of the slit width decreases, the consistency of the value of the
wavelength increases. By comparing the data that we gathered from a slit width of 0.16mm to
a slit width of 0.04mm, I can tell that the consistency in value of the wavelength greatly
increased. This is because the smaller the length of the slit width, the longer the distance of
the diffracted lights from each other which makes it a lot easier to measure than with a higher
slit width that produces diffracted lights with small distances in between which is hard to
measure just by using a ruler. Also, slit width with a smaller value produces a lesser
diffracted lights than a slit width with a longer length which also affects the consistency of
the value of the wavelength.
In the 2nd and last table of the experiment, we are still required to determine the
wavelength of the light but this time we are required to use a two slit difference with varying
values of slit width, slit separation and distance of the screen away from the light source. We
first used a slit width of 0.08mm with a slit separation of 0.50mm and a distance of 90cm
away from the laser. We then used a slit width of 0.08mm and 0.04mm with a slit separation
of 0.25mm and 0.50mm respectively. Observing and understanding the gathered values of
wavelength, I can say that the length of slit width is not the one affecting the consistency of
the value of the wavelength. Instead, it is the length of slit separation that affects the
consistency in the value of the wavelength. As the value of slit separation increases, the
consistency in the value of the wave length increases.
For me, the possible causes or sources of errors in this experiment are the inaccurate
measurement in the distances between the diffracted lights and the wrong usage of the
required slit disk. For other groups to acquire less percentage error, I suggest that they should
always check if they used the required slit disk for the experiment and measure the distances
as accurate as possible because it contributes a lot in lowering the percentage error.
CONCLUSION

After performing all the required parts in this experiment, I can say that we
successfully achieved the required objectives. We learned that sound is not the only one that
can bend in corners because it can also be done by light. The bending of light in corners is a
phenomenon called diffraction of light. Diffraction of light can be observed by using a slit,
light source and a screen. To learn more about diffraction, we used a single slit diffraction
and a two slit interference. Using the two types of slits, we learned that it is not only the slit
width that affects the diffraction of light but also the length of slit separation that can only be
found in a two slit interference.
Diffraction of light is a phenomenon where light is being bended as it goes through a
certain object while interference of light is a phenomenon where two waves of light intersect
or combine to form a wave with a different or same characteristics as the two waves. In this
experiment we are required to determine the wavelengths of the light that passes through the
y a
slits. In order for us to determine the wavelengths, we used the formula λ= m for the single
mx
ym d
slit diffraction and λ= for the two slit interference where y m is the distance between the
mx
diffracted lights, a is the slit width, d is the slit separation and x is the distance of the screen
from the light source.
Diffraction can be commonly found being applied in x-ray and holograms. Due to the
high frequency and energy levels of an x-ray, when it struck a crystal the atoms in it will be
diffracted and the atoms will be evenly spaced out and because of this, it will be easier to
determine the locations of each atom and their distances. It is also used in hologram by
striking a laser in the pattern of a certain object in order to produce a 3d image.