In a Young's double-slit interference experiment,a monochromatic beam of light is used to form fringes on a screen. When a thin mica sheet is placed in the path of one of the interfering beams,then...

  • A
    The fringe width increases.
  • B
    The fringe width decreases.
  • C
    The fringe width remains unchanged,but the fringes shift.
  • D
    The fringe pattern disappears.

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Describe Young's double slit experiment.

In the Young's double slit experiment,if the phase difference between the two waves interfering at a point is $\phi$,the intensity at that point can be expressed by the expression:

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