In Young's double slit experiment, monochromatic light of wavelength 5000 Å is used. The slits are 1.0 mm apart and screen is placed at 1.0 m away from slits. The distance from the centre of the screen where intensity becomes half of the maximum intensity for the first time is $\times 10^{-6} \mathrm{~m}$
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Let intensity of light on screen due to each slit is $\mathrm{I}_0$
So internity at centre of screen is $4 \mathrm{I}_0$
Intensity at distance $y$ from centre-
$$
\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{I}=\mathrm{I}_0+\mathrm{I}_0+2 \sqrt{\mathrm{I}_0 \mathrm{I}_0} \cos \phi \\
& \mathrm{I}_{\max }=4 \mathrm{I}_0 \\
& \frac{\mathrm{I}_{\max }}{2}=2 \mathrm{I}_0=2 \mathrm{I}_0+2 \mathrm{I}_0 \cos \phi \\
& \cos \phi=0 \\
& \phi=\frac{\pi}{2} \\
& \mathrm{~K} \Delta \mathrm{x}=\frac{\pi}{2} \\
& \frac{2 \pi}{\lambda} \mathrm{~d} \sin \theta=\frac{\pi}{2} \\
& \frac{2}{\lambda} \mathrm{~d} \times \frac{\mathrm{y}}{\mathrm{D}}=\frac{1}{2} \\
& \mathrm{y}=\frac{\lambda \mathrm{D}}{4 \mathrm{~d}}=\frac{5 \times 10^{-7} \times 1}{4 \times 10^{-3}} \\
& =125 \times 10^{-6} \\
& =125
\end{aligned}
$$
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