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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

If two slits have width ratio 1 : 4. The ratio of maximum to minimum intensities in the interference pattern would be:

  1. A 1 : 4
  2. B 1 : 16
  3. C 9 : 1
  4. D 9 :16
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(C) 9 : 1

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\(\frac{A_1}{A_2} = \sqrt{\frac{w_1}{w_2}} = \sqrt{\frac{1}{4}} = \frac{1}{2}\) \(\frac{I_{max}}{I_{min}} = \frac{(A_1+A_2)^2}{(A_1-A_2)^2} = \frac{(1A+2A)^2}{(1A-2A)^2} = \frac{(3A)^2}{(-A)^2} = \frac{9A^2}{A^2} = 9:1\)