CET Karnataka Medical CET - Karnataka Medical Solved Paper-2013

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    White light reflected from a soap film (Refractive index = 1.5) has a maxima at 600 nm and a minima at 450 nm with no minimum in between. Then the thickness of the film is ____\[\times {{10}^{-7}}m\].

    A)  1     

    B)  2     

    C)  3     

    D)  4

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    : The condition for an interference maximum in the light reflected from an soap film of thickness t is \[2\mu t\left( n+\frac{1}{2} \right)\] where \[n=0,1,2,.....\] and that for interference minimum is \[2\mu t=n\lambda \]where \[n=1,2,3.......\] Here, \[\mu =1.5\]. Now there is a maximum for \[\lambda =600nm\]and there is minimum for \[\lambda =450nm\] \[\therefore \] \[2\times 1.5\times t=\left( n+\frac{1}{2} \right)600\]      ??(i) \[2\times 1.5\times t=(n+1)450\]         ??(ii) In view of Eq. (i), we have taken the integer \[(n+1)\] rather than n in Eq. (ii) Comparing (i) and (ii), we get \[\left( n+\frac{1}{2} \right)600=(n+1)450\]  \[\therefore \] \[n=1\] Substituting n = 1, in Eq. (i), we get \[2\times 1.5\times t=\frac{3}{2}\times 600nm\] \[t=\frac{3\times 600\times {{10}^{-9}}}{2\times 2\times 1.5}=3\times {{10}^{-7}}m\]


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