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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Wave optics
  • JEE Mains 2019
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Consider a Young’s double slit experiment as shown in figure. What should be the slit separation \(d\) in terms of wavelength \(\lambda \) such that the first minima occurs directly in front of the slit \((S_1)\)?

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(A) \(\frac{\lambda }{{2\left( {\sqrt 5  - 2} \right)}}\)

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\(\sqrt{(2 d)^{2}+(d)^{2}}-2 d=\frac{\lambda}{2}\)

\(\Rightarrow \quad(\sqrt{5}-2) d=\frac{\lambda}{2}\)

\(\Rightarrow \quad d=\frac{\lambda}{2(\sqrt{5}-2)}\)

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