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In an interference experiment using two coherent sources of light,...

In an interference experiment using two coherent sources of light, the phase difference between the waves arriving at a specific point on the screen is 3π3\pi. The fringe formed at this point is a

Options

  1. AFirst minimum
  2. BSecond minimum
  3. CSecond maximum
  4. DThird minimum

Correct answer

B. Second minimum

Step-by-step solution

For destructive interference (minima), the phase difference must be an odd multiple of π\pi, given by the condition Δϕ=(2n−1)π\Delta\phi = (2n-1)\pi, where n=1,2,3,…n = 1, 2, 3, \dots represents the order of the minimum.

Given the phase difference Δϕ=3π\Delta\phi = 3\pi, we can equate:
(2n−1)π=3π(2n-1)\pi = 3\pi
2n−1=32n - 1 = 3
2n=4  ⟹  n=22n = 4 \implies n = 2

Therefore, the fringe formed at this point is the second minimum.

Answer: Second minimum
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