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In a Young's double slit experiment, each of the two slits A and B, as shown in the figure, are oscillating about their fixed center and with a mean separation of . The distance between the slits at time is given by , where . The distance of the screen from the slits is and the wavelength of the light used to illuminate the slits is Å . The interference pattern on the screen changes with time, while the central bright fringe (zeroth fringe) remains fixed at point .
The bright fringe above the point oscillates with time between two extreme positions. The separation between these two extreme positions, in micrometer , is .
The bright fringe above the point oscillates with time between two extreme positions. The separation between these two extreme positions, in micrometer , is .Numerical answer
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Correct answer: 601.50
- Position of the bright fringe in YDSE
For slit separation , screen distance , wavelength , the position of the bright fringe from the central fringe is
Here the central bright fringe remains fixed at , so for the bright fringe above ,
- Given data
So the slit separation varies between
Also,
- Extreme positions of the bright fringe
Since ,
- maximum position occurs at ,
- minimum position occurs at .
Thus,
Convert slit separations into meters:
Now,
So,
- Separation between extreme positions
Convert to micrometer:
Hence,
So the required integer-type numerical value (as given in the stored answer format) is .
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