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Q.

In Young's double-slit experiment, the fringe width with the light of wavelength 6000 Å is found to be 4.0 mm. What will be the fringe width if the light of wavelength 4800 Å is used?

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a

2.8 mm

b

3.2 mm

c

4.0 mm

d

4.8 mm

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Given β=4.0 mm and λ=6000  Å.
We know that the fringe width is given by:
β=λDd            (i)
for  λ'=4800A, the fringe width will be:
β'=λ'Dd                         (ii)
From (i) and (ii), we have:
β'=βλ'λ=4.0 mm×4800 Å6000 Å=3.2 mm

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In Young's double-slit experiment, the fringe width with the light of wavelength 6000 Å is found to be 4.0 mm. What will be the fringe width if the light of wavelength 4800 Å is used?