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2009 · Shift 0 · Q56
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Wave Optics question

2009 · Shift 0 · Q56

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A mixture of light, consisting of wavelength 590nm590nm590nm 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 444 th bright fringe of the unknown light. From this data, the wavelength of the unknown light is :
  1. A
    885.0nm885.0nm885.0nm
  2. B
    442.5nm442.5nm442.5nm
  3. C
    776.8nm776.8nm776.8nm
  4. D
    393.4nm393.4nm393.4nm
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Correct answer: B

  1. In Young’s double slit experiment, the position of the nnnth bright fringe is yn=nβ=nλDdy_n = n\beta = n\frac{\lambda D}{d}yn​=nβ=ndλD​ where λ\lambdaλ is the wavelength.

  2. Since the central maxima coincide, fringe counting for both patterns starts from the same origin.

  3. Given:

  • Known wavelength: λ1=590 nm\lambda_1 = 590\,\text{nm}λ1​=590nm
  • Third bright fringe of known light coincides with fourth bright fringe of unknown light.

So their positions are equal: 3λ1Dd=4λ2Dd3\frac{\lambda_1 D}{d} = 4\frac{\lambda_2 D}{d}3dλ1​D​=4dλ2​D​

  1. Cancel the common factors Dd\frac{D}{d}dD​: 3λ1=4λ23\lambda_1 = 4\lambda_23λ1​=4λ2​

  2. Substitute λ1=590 nm\lambda_1 = 590\,\text{nm}λ1​=590nm: 3(590)=4λ23(590) = 4\lambda_23(590)=4λ2​ 1770=4λ21770 = 4\lambda_21770=4λ2​ λ2=17704=442.5 nm\lambda_2 = \frac{1770}{4} = 442.5\,\text{nm}λ2​=41770​=442.5nm

  3. Therefore, the unknown wavelength is 442.5 nm\boxed{442.5\,\text{nm}}442.5nm​

  4. Option check:

  • A: 885.0 nm885.0\,\text{nm}885.0nm — incorrect
  • B: 442.5 nm442.5\,\text{nm}442.5nm — correct
  • C: 776.8 nm776.8\,\text{nm}776.8nm — incorrect
  • D: 393.4 nm393.4\,\text{nm}393.4nm — incorrect

Hence the correct option is B\boxed{\text{B}}B​.

Comparison with stored answer: stored correct answer is B, which matches the derived result.

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