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The shape of the interference fringes in Young's double-slit experiment, when the distance between the slit and the screen is very large as compared to the slit separation, is nearly

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Remember the statement: \[ \text{Actual shape} = \text{Hyperbolic}, \qquad \text{Observed shape} = \text{Nearly straight} \] because in YDSE, the screen is placed very far from the slits.

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straight
parabolic
circular
hyperbolic

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The Correct Option is A

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