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In Young's double slit experiment, the slits are 2 mm2\text{ mm} apart and are illuminated by photons of two wavelengths, λ1=12000 A˚\lambda_1 = 12000\text{ \AA} and λ2=10000 A˚\lambda_2 = 10000\text{ \AA}. At what minimum distance from the common central bright fringe on the screen 2 m2\text{ m} from the slit will a bright fringe from one interference pattern coincide with a bright fringe from the other?

A

8 mm8\text{ mm}

B

6 mm6\text{ mm}

C

4 mm4\text{ mm}

D

3 mm3\text{ mm}

Step-by-Step Solution

Let the nthn^{\text{th}} bright fringe of wavelength λ1\lambda_1 coincide with the mthm^{\text{th}} bright fringe of wavelength λ2\lambda_2. The position of the nthn^{\text{th}} bright fringe in Young's double slit experiment is given by y=nλDdy = \frac{n\lambda D}{d}. Equating the positions for both wavelengths: nλ1Dd=mλ2Dd\frac{n\lambda_1 D}{d} = \frac{m\lambda_2 D}{d}     nλ1=mλ2\implies n\lambda_1 = m\lambda_2     nm=λ2λ1=10000 A˚12000 A˚=56\implies \frac{n}{m} = \frac{\lambda_2}{\lambda_1} = \frac{10000\text{ \AA}}{12000\text{ \AA}} = \frac{5}{6} For the minimum distance from the central maximum, we take the smallest integers satisfying this ratio, which are n=5n = 5 and m=6m = 6. The minimum distance yy is: y=nλ1Dd=5×12000×1010 m×2 m2×103 my = \frac{n\lambda_1 D}{d} = \frac{5 \times 12000 \times 10^{-10}\text{ m} \times 2\text{ m}}{2 \times 10^{-3}\text{ m}} y=5×12000×107 m=60000×107 m=6×103 m=6 mmy = 5 \times 12000 \times 10^{-7}\text{ m} = 60000 \times 10^{-7}\text{ m} = 6 \times 10^{-3}\text{ m} = 6\text{ mm}

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