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A mixture of light, consisting of wavelength 590 ~nm and an unknown wavelength, illuminates Young's double slit and gives rise to two overlapping…

JEE Main 2009 — Physics Optics

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A mixture of light, consisting of wavelength 590 nm590 \mathrm{~nm}590 nm 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 4^{\text {th }}4th  bright fringe of the unknown light. From this data, the wavelength of the unknown light is

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Held on 30 Apr 2009 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    393.4 nm393.4 \mathrm{~nm}393.4 nm

  2. B

    885.0 nm885.0 \mathrm{~nm}885.0 nm

  3. C

    442.5 nm442.5 \mathrm{~nm}442.5 nm

  4. D

    776.8 nm776.8 \mathrm{~nm}776.8 nm

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