AP EAMCET202119 Aug 2021Evening ShiftPhysicsWave OpticsActual
In Young's double slit experiment, the separation between the slits is halved and the distance between the screen is doubled. The fringe width is
Options
- AUnchanged
- BHalved
- CDoubled
- DQuadrupled
Correct answer
D. Quadrupled
Step-by-step solution
Fringe width, β = D λ d ⇒ β 2 β 1 = D 2 D 1 × d 1 d 2 ⇒ β 2 β 1 = 2 D D × 2 d d ⇒ β 2 β 1 = 4 ⇒ β 2 = 4 β 1