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| SYSTEMATIC STEPS TO PERFORM THE ACTIVITY
1. Place two sharp edged, razor blades side by side on a strip of black paper
close and parallel to each other as shown in figure, fix the blades with the
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2. Switch on the sodium lamp or pencil laser and Keep it at a d
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Let the light coming out of th a