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A double-slit apparatus is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.33. It has slit separation of 1 mm and distance between the plane of slits and screen is 1.3 m. The slits are illuminated by a parallel beam of light whose wavelength in air is 6300 Å. Calculate the fringe width.
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Options:
  • A 0.95 mm
  • B 0.36 mm
  • C 0.63 mm
  • D 0.56 mm
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 0.63 mm
Given μ=1.33d=1 mmD=1.33 mλ=6300 Å

The wavelength of light in the given liquid 

λ=λμ=63001.33 =4737 Å=4737×10-10 m

Fringe width, w=λDd

w=4737×10-10 m1.33 m1×10-3 m=6.3×10-4 m

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