In Young’s double slit experiment, the minimum amplitude is obtained when the phase difference of super-imposing waves is (where n = 1, 2, 3, ...)
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In Young’s double slit experiment, the minimum amplitude is obtained when the phase difference of super-imposing waves is (where n = 1, 2, 3, ...)
Solution
For minima, phase diff. = odd integral multiple of \(\pi \) = (2n – 1)\(\pi \)