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MHT CET · Physics · Wave Optics

If two light waves reaching at a point produce destructive interference, then condition of phase difference is

  1. A \(0,2 \pi, 4 \pi, 6 \pi \ldots \ldots\)
  2. B \(\frac{\pi}{4}, \frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{3 \pi}{4} \ldots \ldots\)
  3. C \(\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{3 \pi}{2}, \frac{5 \pi}{2} \ldots \ldots\)
  4. D \(\pi, 3 \pi, 5 \pi \ldots \ldots\)
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(D) \(\pi, 3 \pi, 5 \pi \ldots \ldots\)

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Condition for destructive interference: \((2n+1)\pi\), where \(n=0, 1, 2, \ldots\) Phase difference: \(\pi, 3 \pi, 5 \pi \ldots \ldots\)