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State the importance of coherent sources in the phenomenon of interference. In Young's double-slit experiment to produce interference pattern, obtain the conditions for constructive and destructive interference. Hence, deduce the expression for the fringe width. How does the fringe width get affected, if the entire experimental apparatus of Young's is immersed in water ?

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Solution :Coherent sources of light are required in order to obtain a SUSTAINED nterference pattern on a screen which does not CHANGE with time.
For conditions for constructive and destructive interference in Young.s double-slit experiment and EXPRESSION for the fringe width.
Let fringe width of interference pattern in AIR be `beta` where `beta=(lamdaD)/(d)`.
If whole APPARATUS of Young is immersed in water of refractive index `.n_(w).` the wavelength of light changes from `lamda` to `lamda_(omega)`, such that `(lamda)/(lamda_(w))=n_(w) or lamda_(w)=(lamda)/(n_(w))`
`therefore` Net fringe width of interference pattern in water `beta_(w)=(lamda_(w).D)/(d)=(lamdaD)/(n_(w).d)=(beta)/(n_(w))`.


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