In biprism experiment, if $5^{\text {th }}$ bright band with wavelength $\lambda_1^{\prime}$ coincides with…

In biprism experiment, if $5^{\text {th }}$ bright band with wavelength $\lambda_1^{\prime}$ coincides with $6^{\text {th }}$ dark band with wavelength $\lambda_2{ }^{\prime}$ then the ratio $\left(\frac{\lambda_2}{\lambda_1}\right)$ is
  1. $\frac{9}{7}$
  2. $\frac{7}{9}$
  3. $\frac{10}{11}$
  4. $\frac{11}{10}$

Solution

The fifth bright band will be: $\mathrm{y}_5=\frac{5 \lambda_1 \mathrm{D}}{\mathrm{d}}$ $\therefore \quad$ The sixth dark band will be: $\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{y}_6{ }^{\prime}=\frac{11 \lambda_2 \mathrm{D}}{2 \mathrm{~d}} \\ & \text { Given: } \mathrm{y}_5=\mathrm{y}_6^{\prime} \\ \therefore \quad \frac{5 \lambda_1 \mathrm{D}}{\mathrm{d}} & =\frac{11 \lambda_2 \mathrm{D}}{2 \mathrm{~d}} \\ 5 \lambda_1 & =\frac{11 \lambda_2}{2} \\ \frac{\lambda_2}{\lambda_1} & =\frac{10}{11} \end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2023 (11 May Shift 1)

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