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A Young's double slit experiment is conducted using white light.

Options

  1. AThe central fringe will appear white.
  2. BThe fringe adjacent to the central one will be violet.
  3. CThere will be no completely dark fringe.
  4. DThe fringe adjacent to the central one will be red.

Correct answer

C. There will be no completely dark fringe.

Step-by-step solution

In a Young's double slit experiment using white light, the central fringe is formed where the path difference x = 0 for all wavelengths. Since all colors interfere constructively at this point, the central fringe appears white. For a completely dark fringe to form, destructive interference must occur simultaneously for all wavelengths at the same position. This requires the path difference to be an odd multiple of 2 for all wavelengths, which is impossible. Therefore, there will be no completely dark fringe. As we

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