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In a Young's double slit experiment, two different monochromatic...

In a Young's double slit experiment, two different monochromatic light sources are used one after the other to form interference patterns on a screen. If the ratio of the wavelengths of the two light sources is 3:23 : 2, what will be the ratio of the number of fringes observed in the exact same field of view on the screen?

Options

  1. A2:32 : 3
  2. B3:23 : 2
  3. C9:49 : 4
  4. D4:94 : 9

Correct answer

A. 2:32 : 3

Step-by-step solution

The fringe width in a Young's double slit experiment is given by β=λDd\beta = \dfrac{\lambda D}{d}.

The total width of a region containing nn fringes is y=nβ=nλDdy = n\beta = n \dfrac{\lambda D}{d}.

For a fixed region on the screen (constant yy), and with the same experimental setup (constant DD and dd), the number of fringes is inversely proportional to the wavelength of the light used.

Therefore, n∝1λn \propto \dfrac{1}{\lambda}, which implies n1λ1=n2λ2n_1 \lambda_1 = n_2 \lambda_2.

The ratio of the number of fringes is n1n2=λ2λ1\dfrac{n_1}{n_2} = \dfrac{\lambda_2}{\lambda_1}.

Given the wavelength ratio λ1λ2=32\dfrac{\lambda_1}{\lambda_2} = \dfrac{3}{2}, the ratio of the number of fringes will be 23\dfrac{2}{3}, or 2:32 : 3.

Answer: 2:32 : 3
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