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JEE Main 202429 JanuaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2024
Date
29 January
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Wave Optics

JEE Main 2024 · 29 January · Evening Shift · Physics · Wave Optics

In Young's double slit experiment, light from two identical sources...

In Young's double slit experiment, light from two identical sources are superimposing on a screen. The path difference between the two lights reaching at a point on the screen is 7λ4\dfrac{7\lambda}{4}. The ratio of intensity of fringe at this point with respect to the maximum intensity of the fringe is:

Options

  1. A12\dfrac{1}{2}
  2. B34\dfrac{3}{4}
  3. C13\dfrac{1}{3}
  4. D14\dfrac{1}{4}

Correct answer

A. 12\dfrac{1}{2}

Step-by-step solution

Given the path difference is ∆x=7λ4∆ x = \dfrac{7\lambda}{4}

Hence, the phase difference can be found as follows:

{ϕ=2πλ∆x=2πλ×7λ4=7π2\begin{cases}ϕ & = & \dfrac{2\pi}{\lambda} ∆ x \\ & = & \dfrac{2\pi}{\lambda} \times \dfrac{7\lambda}{4} \\ & = & \dfrac{7\pi}{2}\end{cases}

The formula to calculate the intensity is given by

I = {I}_\max\cos^{2}\left(\dfrac{ϕ}{2}\right) . . . \left(1\right)

From equation (1), it follows that

\begin{cases}\dfrac{I}{{I}_\max} & = & \cos^{2}\left(\dfrac{ϕ}{2}\right) \\ & = & \cos^{2}\left(\dfrac{7\pi}{2 \times 2}\right) \\ & = & \cos^{2}\left(\dfrac{7\pi}{4}\right) \\ & = & \cos^{2}\left(2\pi - \dfrac{\pi}{4}\right) \\ & = & \cos^{2}\dfrac{\pi}{4} \\ & = & \dfrac{1}{2}\end{cases}

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