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The phase difference between two light waves reaching a point is π/2. What is the resultant amplitude in mm if the individual amplitudes are 3 mm and 4 mm.

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Important Questions on Wave Optics

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Two light waves superposing at the midpoint of the screen are coming from coherent sources of light of phase difference 3π radian. Their amplitudes are 1cm each. What will be the resultant at the given point.
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Two coherent monochromatic light beams of intensities I and 4I are superimposed. What will be the maximum and minimum possible intensities.
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In Young's Double slit experiment, what is the intensity at a point on screen where the two waves arrive having a phase difference of 

(i) 60°(ii) 90°and (iii) 120°. Assume that the intensities of each source is I0.

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Find the ratio of intensities of two points P and Q on a screen in Young's double-slit experiment when waves from sources S1 and S2 have phase difference of (i)π/3 and (ii)π/2 respectively.

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Light waves from two coherent sources arrive at two points on a screen with path differences of 0 and λ/2 . Find the ratio of intensities at the points.
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In Young's double-slit experiment the slits are separated by 0.24mm. The screen is 1.2 m away from the slits. The fringe width is 0.3 cm. Calculate the wavelength (in angstrom) of the light used in the experiment.
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In Young's double slit experiment, while using a source of light of wavelength 4500Å, the fringe width obtained is 0.4cm. If the distance between the slits and the screen is reduced to half, calculate the new fringe width.
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In a Young's double slit experiment, interference fringes were produced on a screen placed at 1.5 m from the two slits 0.3 mm apart and illuminated by light of wavelength 6400Å. Find the fringe width in millimetre.