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YDSE: Film, Medium & Two Wavelengths

In Young's double slit experiment, the distance between the two coherent sources is ' d ' and the distance between the source and screen is ' D '. When the wavelength (λ)(\lambda) of light source used is d23D\frac{d^2}{3D}, then nnth dark fringe is observed on the screen, exactly in front of one of the slits. The value of ' nn ' is

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Answer: (b)

  1. For the nnth dark fringe in front of a slit: λ=d2(2n−1)D\lambda = \dfrac{d^2}{(2n-1)D}.
  2. d23D=d2(2n−1)D⇒2n−1=3⇒n=2\dfrac{d^2}{3D} = \dfrac{d^2}{(2n-1)D} \Rightarrow 2n - 1 = 3 \Rightarrow n = 2
  3. So the answer is (b) 2.
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