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A mixture of light, consisting of wavelength 590nm and an unknown wavelength, illuminates Young's double slit and gives rise to two overlapping interference patterns on the screen. The central maximum of both lights coincide. Further, it is observed that the third bright fringe of known light coincides with the 4th bright fringe of the unknown light. From this data, the wavelength of the unknown light is

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885.0 nm
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442.5 nm
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776.8 nm
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393.4 nm
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Solution

The correct option is B 442.5 nm
Wavelength=λ1=590nm
Unknown wavelength=λ2
Here, according to the question, 3λ1=4λ2
3×590=4λ2
λ2=3×5904
λ2=442.5nm

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