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MHT CET · Physics · Wave Optics

In Young's double slit experiment, the distance between screen and aperture is 1 m . The slit width is 2 mm . Light of \(6000 Å\) is used. If a thin glass plate ( \(\mu=1.5\) ) of thickness 0.04 mm is placed over one of the slits, then there will be a lateral displacement of the fringes by

  1. A 0.5 cm
  2. B 1 cm
  3. C 1.5 cm
  4. D 2 cm
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(B) 1 cm

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\(\Delta x = \frac{D}{d} (\mu - 1) t\) \(\Delta x = \frac{1 \, \text{m}}{2 \times 10^{-3} \, \text{m}} (1.5 - 1) (0.04 \times 10^{-3} \, \text{m})\)