JEE Main 2013 — Wave Optics Question with Solution
JEE Main 2013 (22 Apr Online)
Question
This question has Statement-1 and Statement-2. Of the four choices given after the Statements, choose the one that best describes the two Statements.
Statement-1: In Young's double slit experiment, the number of fringes observed in the field of view is small with longer wavelength of light and is large with shorter wavelength of light.
Statement-2: In the double slit experiment the fringe width depends directly on the wavelength of light.
Choose an option
Show full solutionCorrect option: C
Correct answer
CStatement-1 is true Statement-2 is true and the Statement-2 is not correct explanation of the Statement-1.
Step-by-step explanation
Fringe width
And number of fringes observed in the field of view is obtained by
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