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In Young's double slit experiment a slit is covered with thin film so that the optical path difference introduced between coherent waves is Then the new position of central maxima will be at-(1) The initial position of 5th maxima(2) The initial position of 3rd minima(3) The initial position of 2nd minima(4) The initial position of 3rd maxima

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The answer is option (1) The initial position of 5th maxima

The condition for the formation of bright fringe is:
path difference = dsinθ = n.λ, where n =0, ±1, ±2,....
The central maxima is at n = 0.
When one of the slit is covered with a thin film which increases the optical path difference by 5λ, the above equation can
be expressed as,
dsinθ+5λ = nλ;

dsinθ = (n-5)λ = n'λ where n' = 0, ±1, ±2,......
Thus, the central maxima will now be at n' = n-5 = 0. 

Therefore, n = 5. Thus, the central maxima shifts to the position of the 5th maxima.



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