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Fringe width when the wavelength, slit separation or screen distance changes

This type of question, asked 10 times: 16 May 2023 S2, 10 May 2024 S1, 12 May 2024 S1, 20 Apr 2025 S2, 25 Apr 2025 S2, 19 Apr 2026 S2, 12 May 2026 S1, 15 May 2026 S1, 19 May 2026 S1, 19 May 2026 S2. All 10 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    16 May 2023 S2

    41
    In a double slit experiment, the distance between slits is increased 10 times, whereas their distance from screen is halved. The fringe width

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  2. Question 2

    10 May 2024 S1

    24
    In Young's double slit experiment the separation between the slits is doubled without changing the other settings of the experiment. To obtain the same fringe width, the distance DD of the screen from the slits should be made

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  3. Question 3

    12 May 2024 S1

    30
    In two separate setups for Biprism experiment using same wavelength, fringes of equal width are obtained. If ratio of slit separation is 2:3 then the ratio of the distance between the slit and screen in the two setups is

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  4. Question 4

    20 Apr 2025 S2

    30
    In Young's double slit experiment with monochromatic light of wavelength 600 nm , the distance between the slits is 10−3 m10^{- 3}\text{ }m. For changing the fringe width by 3×10−5 m3 \times10^{- 5}\text{ }m (A) the screen is moved away from the slit by 5 cm . (B) the screen is moved 5 cm towards the slits. (C) the screen is moved 3 cm towards the slits. (D) the screen is moved away from the slits by 3 cm .

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  5. Question 5

    25 Apr 2025 S2

    18
    In a biprism experiment a steady interference pattern is observed on the screen using a light of wavelength 5000Å5000\text{Å}. Without disturbing the setup of the experiment, the source of light is replaced by a source of wavelength 6400Å6400\text{Å}. The fringe width will

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  6. Question 6

    19 Apr 2026 S2

    140
    In a biprism experiment, a steady interference pattern is observed on the screen kept at a distance of 100 cm using a light of wavelength 5000 A˚5000\ \mathrm{\mathring{A}}. Without changing the distance between the virtual images of the slit, the source of light is replaced by a source of wavelength 6400 A˚6400\ \mathrm{\mathring{A}}. Now, to reduce the fringe width by 20%20\% of its initial value, the screen should be moved

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  7. Question 7

    12 May 2026 S1

    144
    In Young's double slit experiment, the fringe width is 2.42.4 mm with light of wavelength 90009000 A.U. If the light of wavelength 54005400 A.U. is used, with no other change in the experimental set up. The change in fringe width is

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  8. Question 8

    15 May 2026 S1

    142
    In double slit experiment, the angular width of the fringes is 0.20∘0.20^\circ for sodium light (λ=5890 A˚\lambda = 5890\ \mathrm{\mathring{A}}). To increase the angular width of the fringes by 10%10\%, the necessary change in wavelength is

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  9. Question 9

    19 May 2026 S1

    142
    In a biprism experiment, using a light of wavelength 4800 A˚4800\ \mathrm{\mathring{A}}, a steady interference pattern was obtained on a screen 11 m away from the source. Now the source is replaced by another of wavelength 6400 A˚6400\ \mathrm{\mathring{A}} and the screen is moved away from it by 2020 cm. The fringewidth will

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  10. Question 10

    19 May 2026 S2

    143
    In Young's double slit experiment, the separation between the slits is decreased to (13)th\left(\dfrac{1}{3}\right)^{th} of its original distance and the distance between the slits and the screen is doubled. The fringe width

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