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In Young's double-slit experiment, the separation dd between the slits is 2 mm2 \text{ mm}, the wavelength λ\lambda of the light used is 5896 A˚5896 \text{ \AA} and distance DD between the screen and slits is 100 cm100 \text{ cm}. It is found that the angular width of the fringes is 0.200.20^{\circ}. To increase the fringe angular width to 0.210.21^{\circ} (with same λ\lambda and DD) the separation between the slits needs to be changed to:

A

1.8 mm1.8 \text{ mm}

B

1.9 mm1.9 \text{ mm}

C

2.1 mm2.1 \text{ mm}

D

1.7 mm1.7 \text{ mm}

Step-by-Step Solution

The angular width of fringes in Young's Double Slit Experiment (YDSE) is given by θ=λd\theta = \frac{\lambda}{d}. Given: Initial angular width, θ1=0.20\theta_1 = 0.20^{\circ} Initial slit separation, d1=2 mmd_1 = 2 \text{ mm} Final angular width, θ2=0.21\theta_2 = 0.21^{\circ} Let the final slit separation be d2d_2. Since λ\lambda is constant, we have θ1d\theta \propto \frac{1}{d}. θ1θ2=d2d1\Rightarrow \frac{\theta_1}{\theta_2} = \frac{d_2}{d_1} d2=d1×θ1θ2\Rightarrow d_2 = d_1 \times \frac{\theta_1}{\theta_2} d2=2×0.200.21=4021 mm1.9 mm\Rightarrow d_2 = 2 \times \frac{0.20}{0.21} = \frac{40}{21} \text{ mm} \approx 1.9 \text{ mm}. Thus, the new separation between the slits should be 1.9 mm1.9 \text{ mm}.

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