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In Young's double slit experiment, if monochromatic light used is replaced by white light, then
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  • A no fringes are observed
  • B only central fringe is white, all other fringes are coloured
  • C all bright fringes become white
  • D all bright fringes have colours between violet and red
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The correct answer is: only central fringe is white, all other fringes are coloured
When the monochromatic light in Young's double slit experiment is replaced by white light, a white central bright fringe is observed as all wavelengths of light have zero phase difference at centre while at all other points, it is different for different colours. So different colour fringes are observed on both sides.

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