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STANDARD Physics Young's Double Slit Experiment MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-conceptual-Medium-Class 12

Yellow light of wavelength 6000 Å produces fringes of width 0.8 mm in Young's double slit experiment. If the source is replaced by another monochromatic source of wavelength 7500 Å and the separation between the slits is doubled then the fringe width becomes

A

0.1 mm

B

0.5 mm

C

4.3 mm

D

1 mm

Correct Answer

Option B

Detailed Explanation

The fringe width β is given by β = Dλ/d. In the second case, the wavelength is 7500 Å and the separation is doubled, so β₂ = (Dλ₂/2d) = (7500/6000) × (0.8/2) = 0.5 mm.

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