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Number of fringes in the same region when the wavelength is changed

The same question, asked 2 times: 20 Apr 2025 S1*, 18 Apr 2026 S1. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    20 Apr 2025 S1

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    In Young's double slit experiment, when light of wavelength 600 nm is used, 18 fringes are observed on the screen. If the wavelength of light is changed to 400 nm , the number of fringes observed on the screen is

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  2. Question 2

    18 Apr 2026 S1

    142
    In a certain region of the screen, number of fringes formed is observed to be 8 in Young's double slit experiment when light of wavelength 6600 A˚6600\ \mathrm{\mathring{A}} is used. If the light of wavelength 4400 A˚4400\ \mathrm{\mathring{A}} is used, the number of fringes observed in the same region of the screen will be

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