The maximum number of possible interference maxima for slit-separation equal to twice the wavelength in Young’s double-slit experiment is
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infinite
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five
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three
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zero
B.
five
For interference maxima, d sin θ = nλ Here d = 2λ
∴ sin θ = n/2 and is satisfied by 5 integral values of n (−2, −1, 0, 1, 2), as the maximum value of sin θ can only be 1.