JEE Main 2007 — Wave Optics Question with Solution
From: AIEEE 2007
Question
In a Young's double slit experiment the intensity at a point where the path difference is ( being the wavelength of light used ) is . If denotes the maximum intensity, is equal to
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Step-by-step explanation
The intensity of light at any point of the screen where the phase difference due to light coming from the two slits is is given by
where is the maximum intensity.
NOTE : This formula is applicable when
Here
where is the maximum intensity.
NOTE : This formula is applicable when
Here
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