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2025 · 28 Jan · Shift 1 · Q75
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2025 · 28 Jan · Shift 1 · Q75

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A double slit interference experiment performed with a light of wavelength 600 nm forms an interference fringe pattern on a screen with 10 th bright fringe having its centre at a distance of 10 mm from the central maximum. Distance of the centre of the same 10 th bright fringe from the central maximum when the source of light is replaced by another source of wavelength 660 nm would be ‾\underline{\hspace{2cm}}​ mm .
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Correct answer: 11

  1. In Young’s double slit experiment, the position of the nnnth bright fringe from the central maximum is yn=nβ=nλDdy_n=n\beta=n\frac{\lambda D}{d}yn​=nβ=ndλD​ where β\betaβ is the fringe width.

  2. For the first source:

  • Wavelength λ1=600 nm\lambda_1=600\,\text{nm}λ1​=600nm
  • Position of 10th bright fringe: y10=10 mmy_{10}=10\,\text{mm}y10​=10mm

So, y10∝λy_{10}\propto \lambday10​∝λ for the same experimental setup (DDD and ddd unchanged).

  1. When the wavelength is changed to λ2=660 nm\lambda_2=660\,\text{nm}λ2​=660nm the new position of the same 10th bright fringe will scale in the same ratio: y2y1=λ2λ1\frac{y_2}{y_1}=\frac{\lambda_2}{\lambda_1}y1​y2​​=λ1​λ2​​

Thus, y2=10×660600y_2=10\times \frac{660}{600}y2​=10×600660​ y2=10×1.1=11 mmy_2=10\times 1.1=11\,\text{mm}y2​=10×1.1=11mm

  1. Therefore, the distance of the 10th bright fringe from the central maximum is 11 mm\boxed{11\,\text{mm}}11mm​
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