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In a Young's double-slit experiment using unequal slit widths, the intensity at a point midway between a bright and dark fringes is 4I. If one slit is covered by an opaque film, intensity at that point becomes 2I. If the other is covered instead, the intensity at that point is

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Important Questions on Interference and Diffraction of Light

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Microwaves of frequency 3×104 MHz and ultrasonic waves of wavelength 1 cm are passed through a slit of width 2 cm. Then
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In Young's double slit experiment the y-coordinates of central maxima and 10th maxima are 2 cm and 5 cm respectively. When the Young's double-slit experiment apparatus is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.5, the corresponding y-coordinates will be
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In Young's double-slit experiment how many maxima can be obtained on a screen (including the central maximum) on both sides of the central fringes if λ=2000 A and d=7000 A?
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Two ideal slits S1 and S2 are at a distance d apart and illuminated by light of wavelength λ passing through an ideal source slit S placed on the line through S2 as shown. The distance between the planes of slits and the source slit is D.

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A screen is held at a distance D from the plane of the slits. The minimum value of d for which there is darkness at O is

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Light of wavelength 589.3 nm is incident normally on two slits of separation 0.1 mm width 0.01 nm. The angular width of the central diffraction maximum at a distance of 1 m from the slits is
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A beam of light parallel to central line AB is incident on the plane of slits. The number of minima obtained on the large screen is n1. Now, if the beam is tilted by some angle 90° as shown in the figure, then the number of minima obtained is n2. Then

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The intensity of each of the two slits in Young's double slit experiment is I0. Calculate the minimum separation between the two points on the screen, where intensities are 2I0 and I0. Given, the fringe width equal to α.
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The Young's double slit experiment is made in a liquid. The tenth bright fringe in liquid lies in screen whereas sixth dark fringe lies in vacuum. The refractive index of the liquid is approximately,