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A Young's double slit experiment is performed using a light source...

A Young's double slit experiment is performed using a light source that emits two wavelengths, 600 nm600\text{ nm} and 480 nm480\text{ nm}. The lowest order of the bright fringe of the 600 nm600\text{ nm} light that perfectly coincides with a bright fringe of the 480 nm480\text{ nm} light on the screen is:

Options

  1. A5th5^{\text{th}}
  2. B1st1^{\text{st}}
  3. C9th9^{\text{th}}
  4. D4th4^{\text{th}}

Correct answer

D. 4th4^{\text{th}}

Step-by-step solution

For the bright fringes of two different wavelengths to coincide on the screen, their distance from the central maximum must be equal.

The position of the nthn^{\text{th}} bright fringe is given by y=nλDdy = \dfrac{n\lambda D}{d}.

Equating the positions for the two wavelengths:
n1λ1Dd=n2λ2Dd\dfrac{n_1\lambda_1 D}{d} = \dfrac{n_2\lambda_2 D}{d}
n1λ1=n2λ2n_1\lambda_1 = n_2\lambda_2

Let λ1=600 nm\lambda_1 = 600\text{ nm} and λ2=480 nm\lambda_2 = 480\text{ nm}.
n1×600=n2×480n_1 \times 600 = n_2 \times 480
n1n2=480600=45\dfrac{n_1}{n_2} = \dfrac{480}{600} = \dfrac{4}{5}

The lowest integer values satisfying this ratio are n1=4n_1 = 4 and n2=5n_2 = 5.

Therefore, the 4th4^{\text{th}} bright fringe of the 600 nm600\text{ nm} light coincides with the 5th5^{\text{th}} bright fringe of the 480 nm480\text{ nm} light.

Answer: 4th4^{\text{th}}
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