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Water is the only substance found naturally in all three states on Earth's surface.
In a double slit experiment, when light of wavelength nm was used, the angular width of the first minima formed on a screen placed m away, was found to be What will be the angular width of the first minima, if the entire experimental apparatus is immersed in water?
To solve this problem, we need to understand how the immersion in water affects the angular width of the first minima in a double slit experiment.The angular position of the first minima in a double slit experiment is given by:where is the wavelength of light in the medium, and is the slit separation.Initially, the wavelength of light in air is nm.The angular width of the first minima in air is given as When the apparatus is immersed in water, the wavelength of light changes to:Given we have:The angular position of the first minima in water is then:The angular width of the first minima is proportional to the wavelength, so:Substitute the known values:Simplify to find Therefore, the angular width of the first minima when the apparatus is immersed in water is This corresponds to Option 2.
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