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In Young's double slit experiment, the separation between the slits is halved and the distance between the screen is doubled. The fringe width is

  1. A Unchanged
  2. B Halved
  3. C Doubled
  4. D Quadrupled
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(D) Quadrupled

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Fringe width, β=Dλd ⇒β2β1=D2D1×d1d2 ⇒β2β1=2DD×2dd ⇒β2β1=4 ⇒β2=4β1
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