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In a Young’s double slit experiment. Let A and B be the two slits. The films are of thickness tA and tB having refractive indices μA and μB are paced in front of A and B respectively. If μAtA=μBtB, the central maxima will

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a

Not shift

b

Shift towards A if tB>tA

c

Shift towards B if tB<tA

answer is B, C.

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Detailed Solution

Net path difference
=BPtB+μBtBAPtA+μAtA=(BPAP)tBtA+μBtB-μAtA=xdDtBtA+0xnt=0dD=(1)xntdDtBtA=(2)
So, from (1) and (2)
xntdDxnt=0dD=tBtA
So, shift, ΔX=xntxn0
So, ΔXdD=tBtAΔX=tBtADd
If tB>tA, ΔX is positive. So shift is towards A.
So, tB<tA, ΔX is negative so shift is towards B.

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In a Young’s double slit experiment. Let A and B be the two slits. The films are of thickness tA and tB having refractive indices μA and μB are paced in front of A and B respectively. If μAtA=μBtB, the central maxima will