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The central bright fringe in a YDSE pattern with white light is white, but the immediately adjacent fringes are coloured. The colour closest to the central white fringe is:

ARed
BYellow
CGreen
DViolet
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Violet
Fringe width $\beta = \lambda D / d$ scales with wavelength. Violet has the shortest visible wavelength so the first violet fringe sits closest to the centre, while red sits farthest. The first-order maxima therefore form a small spectrum with violet on the inside and red on the outside.
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