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In Young's double-slit experiment, a mica slab of thickness t and refractive index is introduced in the ray from the first source S1. By how much distance, fringes pattern will be displaced?
PhysicsWave OpticsNEET
Options:
  • A d D μ - 1 t
  • B D d μ - 1 t
  • C d μ - 1 D
  • D D d μ - 1
Solution:
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The correct answer is: D d μ - 1 t
For a path difference (μ - 1)t, the shift is

x = μ - 1 t D d .

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