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Consider a Young's double slit experiment as shown in figure. What should be the slit separation d in terms of wavelength λ such that the first minima occurs directly in front of the slit (S1) ?

PhysicsWave OpticsJEE MainJEE Main 2019 (10 Jan Shift 2)
Options:
  • A λ5-2
  • B λ25-2
  • C λ25-2
  • D  λ5-2
Solution:
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The correct answer is: λ25-2


Path diff. in front of a slit on screen

=5d-2d=2n-1λ2 

(for minima)

For 1st minima n=1

d5-2=λ2

d=λ25-2

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