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Intensity Explanation in YDSE

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If Young's double slit experiment is done with white light, which of the following statements will be true?

A

All the bright fringes will be coloured

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All the bright fringes will be white

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The central fringe will be white

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No stable interference pattern will be white

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Solution

The correct option is C The central fringe will be white
$Δ x = 0$ at centre for all wavelengths.

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