What happens to the interference pattern if the wavelength of light is increased

Practice Questions

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What happens to the interference pattern if the wavelength of light is increased?
  1. Fringe width decreases
  2. Fringe width increases
  3. Fringe pattern disappears
  4. Fringe width remains the same

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What happens to the interference pattern if the wavelength of light is increased?
  • Step 1: Understand what an interference pattern is. It is a pattern created when light waves overlap and combine.
  • Step 2: Know that the wavelength of light is the distance between two peaks of the light wave.
  • Step 3: Realize that fringe width is the distance between the bright or dark spots in the interference pattern.
  • Step 4: Learn that fringe width is directly related to the wavelength of the light used.
  • Step 5: If you increase the wavelength of the light, the distance between the bright and dark spots (fringe width) also increases.
  • Step 6: Therefore, when the wavelength of light is increased, the interference pattern spreads out more.
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