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A Young's double-slit experiment is conducted in water `(n_(1))` as shown in the following figure, and a glass plate of thickness t and refractive index `n_(2)` is placed in the path of `S_(2)`. Wavelength of light in water is `lambda`. Find the magnitude of the phase difference between waves coming from `S_(1)` and `S_(2)` at O.

A

`|((n_(2))/(n_(1))-1)t|(2pi)/(lambda)`

B

`|((n_(2))/(n_(1))-1)t|(2pi)/(lambda)`

C

`|(n_(2)-n_(1))t|(2pi)/(lambda)`

D

`|(n_(2)-1)t|(2pi)/(lambda)`

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