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JIPMER 2008
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2008
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Wave Optics

JIPMER 2008 · Physics · Wave Optics

Interference was observed in an interference chamber when air was...

Interference was observed in an interference chamber when air was present. Now, the chamber is evacuated and if the same light is used, a careful observation will show

Options

  1. Ano interference
  2. Binterference with bright band
  3. Cinterference with dark bands
  4. Dinterference in which breadth of the fringe will be slightly increased

Correct answer

D. interference in which breadth of the fringe will be slightly increased

Step-by-step solution

When chamber is evacuated, the refractive index ( μ\mu ) decreases. Therefore, wavelength (λ∝1μ)\left(\lambda \propto \frac{1}{\mu}\right) increases. Now, fringe width is given by β=λDd⇒β∝λ\begin{aligned} & \beta=\frac{\lambda D}{d} \\ \Rightarrow \quad & \beta \propto \lambda\end{aligned} Therefore, as wavelength increases, the fringe width will increase.
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