Question
In Young's double slit experiment, the interference pattern obtained with white light will be:

Answer

  1. The central fringe achromatic and coloured fringes for small path difference.
Explanation:
If white light is used a white centre fringe is observed, but all the other fringes have coloured edges, the blue edge being nearer the centre. Eventually the fringes overlap and a uniform white light is produced.

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