JEE MAIN - Physics (2025 - 24th January Morning Shift - No. 2)
The Young's double slit interference experiment is performed using light consisting of 480 nm and 600 nm wavelengths to form interference patterns. The least number of the bright fringes of 480 nm light that are required for the first coincidence with the bright fringes formed by 600 nm light is
8
4
5
6
Explanation
$$ d \sin \theta = m \lambda $$
For two wavelengths, $$\lambda_1 = 600\,\text{nm}$$ and $$\lambda_2 = 480\,\text{nm}$$, the bright fringes coincide when the conditions
$$ m \lambda_2 = n \lambda_1 $$
are simultaneously satisfied for integers $$m$$ and $$n$$, representing the bright fringe order for each wavelength.
Rearranging the equation gives:
$$ \frac{m}{n} = \frac{\lambda_1}{\lambda_2} = \frac{600}{480} = \frac{5}{4} $$
Thus, the smallest positive integers that satisfy this ratio are:
$$ m = 5 \quad \text{and} \quad n = 4. $$
This means the first coincidence of the bright fringes occurs at the 5th bright fringe for the 480 nm light.
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