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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Wave Optics

Question:

In a young's double slit experiment, slits are illuminated by a monochromatic source of wavelength 600nm and fringes are obtained. If screen is moved by a distance of 5 cm towards slits, change in fringe width is 3 x 10–5 m. Then separation between the slits will be 

Options:

1 mm                

1.2 mm 

 1.5 mm  

1.63 mm

Correct Answer:

1 mm                

Explanation:

$ \beta = \frac{\lambda D}{d} , \beta'= \frac{\lambda D'}{d}$

$ \beta - \beta'= \frac{\lambda}{d} (D - D') $

$ d = \lambda \frac{D - D'}{\beta - \beta'} = 6\times 10^{-7}\frac{5\times10^{-2}}{3\times 10^{-5}} = 1mm$