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YDSE: Fringe Width & Fringe Positions

In Young's double slit experiment, the fringe width is 2.42.4 mm with light of wavelength 90009000 A.U. If the light of wavelength 54005400 A.U. is used, with no other change in the experimental set up. The change in fringe width is

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Answer: (b)

  1. β∝λ\beta \propto \lambda: β′=2.4×54009000=1.44\beta' = 2.4\times\frac{5400}{9000} = 1.44 mm
  2. Change =2.4−1.44=0.96= 2.4 - 1.44 = 0.96 mm, so the answer is (b).
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