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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - 10. Wave optics

In Young's double slit experiment, if the source of light changes from orange to blue then

  1. A the central bright fringe will become a dark fringe.
  2. B the distance between consecutive fringes will decrease.
  3. C the distance between consecutive fringes will increase.
  4. D the intensity of the minima will increase.
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(B) the distance between consecutive fringes will decrease.

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Fringe width \(\beta=\frac{\lambda D}{d}\) as \(\lambda\) decreases, \(\beta\) also decreases
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