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In Young's double slit experiment, monochromatic light of wavelength 5000 A is used. The slits are 1.0 mm apart and screen is placed at 1.0 m away from slits. The distance from the centre of the screen where intensity becomes half of the maximum intensity for the first time is ______  ×10-6 m.
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The correct answer is: 125

Let intensity of light on screen due to each slit is I0.

So internity at centre of screen is 4I0(as cosϕ=1). 

Intensity at distance y from centre, 

I=I0+I0+2I0I0cosϕ

As we know, Imax=4I0. Therefore,

Imax2=2I0=2I0+2I0cosϕ

cosϕ=0

ϕ=π2

Hence, kΔx=π2

2πλdsinθ=π2

2λd×yD=12

y=λD4 d=5×10-7×14×10-3

=125×10-6

=125

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