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Grade 12th passWave Optics

what happens when white light is used in youngs double slit experiment instead of monochromatic light

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10 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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when white light is used in youngs double slit experiment then no proper pattern is obtained all fringes cannot be seen inteeference [pattern of higher order cannot be seen ….....white light contains seven colour and in such type of patter fringe width of red is greater than the voilet colour