JEE MainPhysicsWave OpticsMCQ+4 / −1
A mixture of light, consisting of wavelength and an unknown wavelength, illuminates Young's double slit and gives rise to two overlapping interference patterns on the screen. The central maximum of both lights coincide. Further, it is observed that the third bright fringe of known light coincides with the th bright fringe of the unknown light. From this data, the wavelength of the unknown light is :
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- B
- C
- D
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Correct answer: B
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In Young’s double slit experiment, the position of the th bright fringe is where is the wavelength.
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Since the central maxima coincide, fringe counting for both patterns starts from the same origin.
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Given:
- Known wavelength:
- Third bright fringe of known light coincides with fourth bright fringe of unknown light.
So their positions are equal:
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Cancel the common factors :
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Substitute :
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Therefore, the unknown wavelength is
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Option check:
- A: — incorrect
- B: — correct
- C: — incorrect
- D: — incorrect
Hence the correct option is .
Comparison with stored answer: stored correct answer is B, which matches the derived result.
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