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JEE Main 20238 AprilEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
8 April
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Wave Optics

JEE Main 2023 · 8 April · Evening Shift · Physics · Wave Optics

The width of fringe is 2mm on the screen in a double slit...

The width of fringe is 2mm2mm on the screen in a double slit experiment for the light of wavelength of 400nm400nm. The width of the fringe for the light of wavelength 600nm600nm will be:

Options

  1. A4mm4mm
  2. B2mm2mm
  3. C1.33mm1 . 33mm
  4. D3mm3mm

Correct answer

D. 3mm3mm

Step-by-step solution

For a light of wavelength λ\lambda, the fringe width in double slit experiment is given by

β=\lambdaDd...(1)\beta = \dfrac{\lambdaD}{d} . . . ( 1 )

For a light of wavelength λ′\lambda ', the fringe width is given by

β′=λ′Dd...(2)\beta ' = \dfrac{\lambda ' D}{d} . . . \left(2\right)

Divide equation (2) by equation (1) and simplify to obtain the fringe width for the later case.

{β′β=λ′Dd\lambdaDd=λ′λ⇒β′=λ′λβ...(3)\begin{cases}\dfrac{\beta '}{\beta} & = & \dfrac{\dfrac{\lambda ' D}{d}}{\dfrac{\lambdaD}{d}} \\ & = & \dfrac{\lambda '}{\lambda} \\ & ⇒ & \beta ' = \dfrac{\lambda '}{\lambda}\beta . . . \left(3\right)\end{cases}

Substitute the values of the known parameters into equation (3) to calculate the required fringe width.

{β′=600nm400nm×2mm=3mm\begin{cases}\beta ' & = & \dfrac{600nm}{400nm} \times 2mm \\ & = & 3mm\end{cases}

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