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JEE Main 20172 April
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2017
Date
2 April
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Wave Optics

JEE Main 2017 · 2 April · Physics · Wave Optics

In a Young's double slit experiment, slits are separated by 0 . 5mm...

In a Young's double slit experiment, slits are separated by 0.5mm0 . 5mm, and the screen is placed 150cm150cm away. A beam of light consisting of two wavelengths, 650nm650nm and 520nm520nm, is used to obtain interference fringes on the screen. The least distance from the common central maximum to the point where the bright fringes due to both the wavelengths coincide is:

Options

  1. A15.6mm15 . 6mm
  2. B1.56mm1 . 56mm
  3. C7.8mm7 . 8mm
  4. D9.75mm9 . 75mm

Correct answer

C. 7.8mm7 . 8mm

Step-by-step solution

Given,
Wavelength of first light is, λ1=650nm{\lambda}_{1} = 650nm
Wavelength of second light is, λ2=520nm{\lambda}_{2} = 520nm
Screen distance is, D=150cmD = 150cm
Slit width is, d=0.5mmd = 0 . 5mm

For first wavelength, location of fringe from central line,
y1=n1λ1Dd{y}_{1} = \dfrac{{n}_{1}{\lambda}_{1}D}{d} for bright fringes

For second wavelength, location of fringe from central line,
y2=n2λ2Dd{y}_{2} = \dfrac{{n}_{2}{\lambda}_{2}D}{d} for bright fringes

Condition of coincide of fringe is,
y1=y2{y}_{1} = {y}_{2}
⇒n1λ1=n2λ2⇒ {n}_{1}{\lambda}_{1} = {n}_{2}{\lambda}_{2}
⇒n1×650=n2×520⇒ {n}_{1} \times 650 = {n}_{2} \times 520
⇒n1n2=45⇒ \dfrac{{n}_{1}}{{n}_{2}} = \dfrac{4}{5}

For the minimum value of n1{n}_{1} and n2{n}_{2}
n1=4{n}_{1} = 4 and n2=5{n}_{2} = 5
{\left({y}_{1}\right)}_\min = 4 \times 650nm \times \dfrac{1 . 50m}{0.5 \times {10}^{- 3}m}
=7800×10−6m= 7800 \times {10}^{- 6}m
=7.8mm= 7.8mm

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