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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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Light Waves

Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1] · Physics · Light Waves

When a thin transparent sheet is placed in front of a Young's...

When a thin transparent sheet is placed in front of a Young's double slit, the fringe-width will

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  1. Abecome nonuniform
  2. Bremain the same
  3. Cincrease
  4. Ddecrease

Correct answer

B. remain the same

Step-by-step solution

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

When a thin transparent sheet of thickness tt and refractive index μ\mu is placed in front of one of the slits, an additional path difference of (μ−1)t(\mu - 1)t is introduced. This causes the entire fringe pattern to shift by a distance Δy=Dd(μ−1)t\Delta y = \dfrac{D}{d}(\mu - 1)t.

The fringe width β\beta depends only on the wavelength λ\lambda, the distance between the slits and the screen DD, and the distance between the slits dd. Since these parameters remain unchanged, the fringe width remains the same.
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