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The Young's double slit interference experiment is performed using light consisting of 480 nm and 600 nm wavelengths to form interference patterns. The least number of the bright fringes of 480 nm light that are required for the first coincidence with the bright fringes formed by 600 nm light is
- A8
- B4
- C5
- D6
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Correct answer: C
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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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For the bright fringes of two wavelengths and to coincide for the first time, their fringe positions must be equal:
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Substitute the given values:
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Rearranging,
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For the first coincidence, we need the smallest integers satisfying this ratio:
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This means the -th bright fringe of light coincides with the -th bright fringe of light.
Therefore, the least number of bright fringes of light required is
- Comparing with the options, this is Option C.
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