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If Young?s double slit experiment is done with white light, which of the following statements will be true ?
If Young?s double slit experiment is done with white light, which of the following statements will be true ?
Updated On: Apr 26, 2024
- All the bright fringes wil be coloured
- All the bright fringes will be white
- The central fringe will be white
- No stable interference pattern will be visible
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Young's double slit experiment with white light which consist wavelength from range $4000\, ?$ to $7000\, ?$
$\because$ At the centre of the screen, the path difference is zero for all wavelengths. The bright fringes of these wavelengths overlap at the centre: Thus, the white fringe at the centre is formed.
$\because$ At the centre of the screen, the path difference is zero for all wavelengths. The bright fringes of these wavelengths overlap at the centre: Thus, the white fringe at the centre is formed.
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