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Calculate the wavelength of light used in an interference experiment from the following data:

Fringe width $=0.03 \mathrm{~cm}$. Distance between the slits and eyepiece through which the interference pattern is observed is $1 \mathrm{~m}$. Distance between the images of the virtual source when a convex lens of focal length $16 \mathrm{~cm}$ is used at a distance of $80 \mathrm{~cm}$ from the eyepiece is $0.8 \mathrm{~cm}$.
PhysicsWave OpticsBITSATBITSAT 2015
Options:
  • A $0.0006 Ã…$
  • B $0.0006 \mathrm{~m}$
  • C $600 \mathrm{~cm}$
  • D $6000 Ã…$
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2215 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is: $6000 Ã…$
Given: fringe with $\beta=0.03 \mathrm{~cm}, \mathrm{D}=1 \mathrm{~m}=100$

$\mathrm{cm}$

Distance between images of the source $=$ $0.8 \mathrm{~cm} .$

Image distance $v=80 \mathrm{~cm}$ Object distance $=u$ Using mirror formula,

$$

\begin{array}{l}

\qquad \begin{array}{l}

\frac{1}{v}+\frac{1}{u}=\frac{1}{f} \Rightarrow \frac{1}{60}+\frac{1}{u}=\frac{1}{16} \\

\Rightarrow \mathrm{u}=20 \mathrm{~cm}

\end{array} \\

\text { Magnification, } \mathrm{m}=\frac{\mathrm{v}}{\mathrm{u}}=\frac{80}{20}=4 \\

\text { Magnification } \begin{aligned}

{\text { distances between images of slits }}{\text { distance between slits }} \\

=\frac{0.8}{\mathrm{~d}}=\frac{0.8}{\mathrm{~d}}=4 \Rightarrow \mathrm{d}=0.2 \mathrm{~cm}

\end{aligned} \\

\text { Fringe width } \beta=\frac{\mathrm{D} \lambda}{\mathrm{d}}

\end{array}

$$

or, $\beta=\frac{100 \lambda}{0.2}=0.03 \times 10^{-2}$

Therefore, wavelength of light used $\lambda=6000$ $Ã…$

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