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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - 10. Wave optics

In interference experiment the path difference between two interfering waves at a point \(A\) on the screen is \(\lambda/3\), where \(\lambda\) is the wavelength of these waves, and at another point \(B\) the path difference is \(\lambda/6\). The ratio of intensities at points \(A\) and \(B\) is _______.

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

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The phase difference \(\Delta \phi\) is related to the path difference \(\Delta x\) by the relation \(\Delta \phi = \dfrac{2\pi}{\lambda} \Delta x\). For point \(A\), the path difference is \(\Delta x_A = \dfrac{\lambda}{3}\).…
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