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Coherent sources and their importance in interference
Question

A thin mica sheet of thickness 2×106m and refractive index (μ=1.5) is introduced in the path of the first wave. The wavelength of the wave used is 5000 Å. The central bright maximum will shift

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Solution

 Shift =βλ(μ1)t=β5000×1010(1.5-1)×2×106=2β  i.e., 2 fringes upwards 

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