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JEE Advanced 2021 Paper 2 · Physics · Waves and Sound · hard

In a Young's double-slit set-up in air, slit separation is d=0.50 mm, screen distance D=1.0 m and wavelength λ=600 nm. A thin transparent film of…

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In a Young's double-slit set-up in air, slit separation is d=0.50 mmd=0.50\ \mathrm{mm}, screen distance D=1.0 mD=1.0\ \mathrm{m} and wavelength λ=600 nm\lambda=600\ \mathrm{nm}. A thin transparent film of refractive index 1.51.5 and thickness 1.8 μm1.8\ \mu\mathrm{m} is placed in front of the upper slit S1S_1 only. OO is the point on the screen equidistant from the two slits. Which of the following is/are correct?
  1. A. The central bright fringe shifts by 1.8 mm1.8\ \mathrm{mm} towards the side of S1S_1.
  2. B. Point OO is now a point of maximum intensity.
  3. C. If the entire set-up is immersed in water (μ=4/3\mu=4/3) with the film still on S1S_1, the central fringe shifts by 0.45 mm0.45\ \mathrm{mm}.
  4. D. If the entire set-up is immersed in water (μ=4/3\mu=4/3) with the film still on S1S_1, the fringe width becomes 1.2 mm1.2\ \mathrm{mm}.
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Answer: A, C

In air the fringe width is β=λD/d=1.2 mm\beta=\lambda D/d=1.2\ \mathrm{mm}. The film adds extra optical path (μ−1)t=0.9 μm=1.5λ(\mu-1)t=0.9\ \mu\mathrm{m}=1.5\lambda, so the central maximum moves towards the covered slit by 1.5β=1.8 mm1.5\beta=1.8\ \mathrm{mm}; (A) is true. At OO the path difference is 1.5λ1.5\lambda, an odd multiple of λ/2\lambda/2, so OO is dark and (B) is false. In water the wavelength is λ/μw=450 nm\lambda/\mu_w=450\ \mathrm{nm}, so βw=0.9 mm\beta_w=0.9\ \mathrm{mm} and (D) is false. With the film in water, its extra optical path relative to the surrounding water is (1.5−43)(1.8 μm)=0.3 μm(1.5-\tfrac43)(1.8\ \mu\mathrm{m})=0.3\ \mu\mathrm{m}, which equals 0.3/0.6=0.50.3/0.6=0.5 of the vacuum wavelength, i.e. a shift of 0.50.5 fringe widths. The shift is 0.5×βw=0.5×0.9=0.45 mm0.5\times\beta_w=0.5\times0.9=0.45\ \mathrm{mm}, so (C) is true.
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