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JIPMER 2017
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2017
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Wave Optics

JIPMER 2017 · Physics · Wave Optics

The maximum numbers of possible interference maxima for slit...

The maximum numbers of possible interference maxima for slit separation equal to twice the wavelength in Young's double slit experiment is

Options

  1. Ainfinite
  2. Bfive
  3. Cthree
  4. Dzero

Correct answer

B. five

Step-by-step solution

The condition of interference maxima is dsin⁡θ=nλsin⁡θ=nλd\begin{aligned} d \sin \theta & =n \lambda \\ \sin \theta & =\frac{n \lambda}{d}\end{aligned} Given, d=2λsin⁡θ=nλ2λ=n/2\begin{gathered}d=2 \lambda \\ \sin \theta=\frac{n \lambda}{2 \lambda}=n / 2\end{gathered} The magnitude of sin⁡θ\sin \theta lies between 0 and 1 When n=0,sin⁡θ=0⇒θ=0n=0, \sin \theta=0 \Rightarrow \theta=0 When n=1,sin⁡θ=1/2⇒θ=30∘n=1, \sin \theta=1 / 2 \Rightarrow \theta=30^{\circ} When n=2,sin⁡θ=1⇒θ=90∘n=2, \sin \theta=1 \Rightarrow \theta=90^{\circ} Thus, there is central maximum (θ=0∘)\left(\theta=0^{\circ}\right), on other side of it maxima lie at θ=30∘andθ=90∘\theta=30^{\circ} and \theta=90^{\circ}, so maximum number of possible interference maxima is 5.
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