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In a Young's double slit experiment, it is desired to modify the...

In a Young's double slit experiment, it is desired to modify the setup such that the new angular fringe width is 1.51.5 times its initial value, and the new linear fringe width is 33 times its initial value. Which of the following combinations of changes will achieve this?

Options

  1. AIncrease the wavelength by 50%50\% and triple the screen distance.
  2. BDecrease the slit separation by 50%50\% and double the screen distance.
  3. CIncrease the slit separation by 50%50\% and double the screen distance.
  4. DIncrease the wavelength by 50%50\% and double the screen distance.

Correct answer

D. Increase the wavelength by 50%50\% and double the screen distance.

Step-by-step solution

Let the initial angular fringe width be θ\theta and the initial linear fringe width be β\beta.

The new angular fringe width is θ′=1.5θ\theta' = 1.5 \theta.
The new linear fringe width is β′=3β\beta' = 3 \beta.

The linear fringe width is given by β=θD\beta = \theta D, which implies the screen distance is D=βθD = \dfrac{\beta}{\theta}.

The new screen distance required is:
D′=β′θ′=3β1.5θ=2(βθ)=2DD' = \dfrac{\beta'}{\theta'} = \dfrac{3 \beta}{1.5 \theta} = 2 \left(\dfrac{\beta}{\theta}\right) = 2 D

Thus, the screen distance must be doubled.

The angular fringe width is given by θ=λd\theta = \dfrac{\lambda}{d}.
To achieve θ′=1.5θ\theta' = 1.5 \theta, we can either increase the wavelength λ\lambda by 50%50\% (so λ′=1.5λ\lambda' = 1.5 \lambda) or decrease the slit separation dd by 33.3%33.3\%.

Therefore, increasing the wavelength by 50%50\% and doubling the screen distance will produce the desired changes.

Answer: Increase the wavelength by 50%50\% and double the screen distance.
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