Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Wave Optics

Question:

Interference fringes from sodium light (1 = 5890 Å) in a double slit experiment have an angular width 0.20°. To increase the fringe width by 10%, wavelength of light used should be

Options:

5892 Å

4000 Å

8000 Å

6479 Å

Correct Answer:

6479 Å

Explanation:

$\beta=\frac{\lambda D}{d}$  and angular fringe width,  $\theta=\frac{\beta}{D}=\frac{\lambda}{d}$

$\theta_1=\lambda_1 / d, \theta_2=\lambda_2 / d$

∴  $\frac{\theta_1}{\theta_2}=\frac{\lambda_1}{\lambda_2}$  or  $\lambda_2=\lambda_1 . \frac{\theta_2}{\theta_1}$

∴  $5890 \times \frac{0.22}{0.20}$ = 6479 Å