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Q.

In Young's double slit experiment the two slits are covered by slabs of same thickness but refractive index 1.4 and 1.7. If the slit to screen separation is 1 m and slits are at 1 mm separation using a coherent source of wavelength 4000 Ao and the central fringe shifts to the 3rd bright fringe position, then

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a

slabs are thickness 4 μm

b

shift will be towards slab of index 1.4 by 1.2 mm

c

shift will be towards slab of index 1.7 by 1.2 mm

d

slabs are thickness 4 Ao

answer is A, C.

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Detailed Solution

Shift due to the first place is x1=βλμ1-1t

Fringe width β = λDd=4000×10-7×1031 mm = 0.4 mm

Next shift is towards the plate with higher μ, so

x=3β=βλμ2-μ1t t=3λμ2-μ1=34000×10-101.7-1.4=4 μm Sift of central maxima =3β=1.2 mm

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