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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

What is the path difference for destructive interference (if n is an integer)?

  1. A \( n\lambda \)
  2. B \( (n+1)\lambda/2 \)
  3. C \( (2n+1)\lambda/2 \)
  4. D \( (n+1)\lambda \)
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(C) \( (2n+1)\lambda/2 \)

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Destructive interference occurs when the crest of one wave meets the trough of another, canceling each other out. This happens when the path difference is an odd multiple of half-wavelengths, which is mathematically expressed as \((2 n+1) \frac{\lambda}{2}\). C)…
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