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Physics Wave Optics Interference of Light Waves & Young's Experiment MCQ (Single Correct)

In Young's experiment monochromatic light is used to illuminate the two slits and . Interference fringes are observed on a screen placed in front of the slits. Now, if a thin glass plate is placed normally in the path of the beam coming from the slit , then

A
the fringes will disappear
B
the fringe width will increase
C
the fringe width will decrease
D
there will be no change in fringe width but fringe pattern shifts

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D

Suppose and arc the slits at a distance from each other.
Distance of screen be . Let be a point where there is a bright fringe.
A glass plate is placed in the path of the ray from to .
We know that the path difference between the rays in absence of glass plate is
In presence of the glass plate, the optical path length of the ray from to will be different.
The total optical path length for this ray is given by

Where is the refractive index of the glass platc and is its thickness.
Hence the new path difference is given by

For a bright fringe,
and distance of the bright fringe from the central fringe

Hence the fringe width remains constant.

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