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MHT CET · Physics · Wave Optics

In Young's double slit experiment, the slit separation is made threefold by keeping remaining setup same, the fringe width becomes

  1. A \(\frac{1}{9}\) times
  2. B \(\frac{1}{3}\) times
  3. C 9 times
  4. D 3 times
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(B) \(\frac{1}{3}\) times

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Fringe width \(\beta\), in terms of slit separation \(d\) and screen distance \(D\) is given by,
\(\beta=\frac{\lambda D}{d}\)
If \(d\) is made three times, fringe width becomes \(\frac{1}{3}\) times