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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Wave optics
  • JEE Mains 2025
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In a Young's double slit experiment, the slits are separated by 0.2 mm. If the slits separation is increased to 0.4 mm , the percentage change of the fringe width is _______.

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(C) \(50 \%\)

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\(\beta=\frac{\mathrm{D} \lambda}{\mathrm{~d}} \propto \frac{1}{\mathrm{~d}}\)
If d is doubled then \(\beta\) is half so \(50 \%\) decrement.
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