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प्रश्न
Young’s double-slit experiment is carried out using green, red and blue light, one colour at a time. The fringe widths recorded are WG, WR, and WB respectively then ______
पर्याय
WG > WB > WR
WB > WG > WR
WR > WB > WG
WR > WG > WB
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उत्तर
Young’s double-slit experiment is carried out using green, red and blue light, one colour at a time. The fringe widths recorded are WG, WR, and WB respectively then WR > WG > WB
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