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A beam of light consisting of two wavelengths, $650 \mathrm{~nm}$ and $520 \mathrm{~nm}$ is used to obtain interference fringes in a Young's double-slit experiment.
(a) Find the distance of the third bright fringe on the screen from the central maximum for wavelength $650 \mathrm{~nm}$.
(b) What is the least distance from the central maximum where the bright fringes due to both wavelengths coincide?
(a) Find the distance of the third bright fringe on the screen from the central maximum for wavelength $650 \mathrm{~nm}$.
(b) What is the least distance from the central maximum where the bright fringes due to both wavelengths coincide?
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Here $a-\angle \mathrm{mm}, D=1.2 \mathrm{~m}, \lambda_1=650 \mathrm{~nm}, \lambda_2=520 \mathrm{~nm}$
(a) Distance of third bright fringe from the central maximum for the wavelength $650 \mathrm{~nm}$.
$$
y_3=\frac{3 \lambda D}{d}=\frac{3\left(650 \times 10^{-9}\right) 1.2}{2 \times 10^{-3}}=1.17 \mathrm{~m}
$$
(b) Let at linear distance ' $y$ ' from center of screen the bright fringes due to both wavelength coincides. Let $n_1$ number of bright fringe with wavelength $\lambda_1$ coincides with $n_2$ number of bright fringe with wavelength $\lambda_2$.
We can write
$$
\begin{aligned}
&y=n_1 \beta_1=n_2 \beta_2 \\
&n_1=\frac{\lambda_1 D}{d}=n_2 \frac{D \lambda_2}{d} \text { or } n_1 \lambda_1=n_2 \lambda_2 \ldots \text { (i) }
\end{aligned}
$$
Also at first position of coincide the $\mathrm{n}^{\text {th }}$ bright of one will coincide with $(\mathrm{n}+1)^{\text {th }}$ bright fringe of other.
If $\lambda_2 < \lambda_1$
So then $n_2>n_1$
then $n_2=n_1+1$
Using equation (ii) in equation (i)
$n_1 \lambda_1=\left(n_1+1\right) \lambda_2$
$n_1(650) \times 10^{-9}=\left(n_1+1\right) 520 \times 10^{-9}$
$65 n_1=52 n_1+52$ or $12 n_1=52$ or $n_1=4$
So, the fourth bright fringe of wavelength $520 \mathrm{~nm}$ coincides with 5 th bright fringe of wavelength $650 \mathrm{~nm}$
(a) Distance of third bright fringe from the central maximum for the wavelength $650 \mathrm{~nm}$.
$$
y_3=\frac{3 \lambda D}{d}=\frac{3\left(650 \times 10^{-9}\right) 1.2}{2 \times 10^{-3}}=1.17 \mathrm{~m}
$$
(b) Let at linear distance ' $y$ ' from center of screen the bright fringes due to both wavelength coincides. Let $n_1$ number of bright fringe with wavelength $\lambda_1$ coincides with $n_2$ number of bright fringe with wavelength $\lambda_2$.
We can write
$$
\begin{aligned}
&y=n_1 \beta_1=n_2 \beta_2 \\
&n_1=\frac{\lambda_1 D}{d}=n_2 \frac{D \lambda_2}{d} \text { or } n_1 \lambda_1=n_2 \lambda_2 \ldots \text { (i) }
\end{aligned}
$$
Also at first position of coincide the $\mathrm{n}^{\text {th }}$ bright of one will coincide with $(\mathrm{n}+1)^{\text {th }}$ bright fringe of other.
If $\lambda_2 < \lambda_1$
So then $n_2>n_1$
then $n_2=n_1+1$
Using equation (ii) in equation (i)
$n_1 \lambda_1=\left(n_1+1\right) \lambda_2$
$n_1(650) \times 10^{-9}=\left(n_1+1\right) 520 \times 10^{-9}$
$65 n_1=52 n_1+52$ or $12 n_1=52$ or $n_1=4$
So, the fourth bright fringe of wavelength $520 \mathrm{~nm}$ coincides with 5 th bright fringe of wavelength $650 \mathrm{~nm}$
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