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JEE Main 3 April 2025, Shift 1, Physics Q50

Question 50 of 75 in this shift, Physics question 25 of 25, Section B.

Two coherent monochromatic light beams of intensities 4I and 9I are superimposed. The difference between the maximum and minimum intensities in the resulting interference pattern is

x

I. The value of

x

is ______.

Official answer

NTA final key.

Chapter: Wave Optics
Topic: Young's Double Slit
Idea tested: Resultant Intensity Formula

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Asked 13× in all

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31 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q59Two waves of intensity ratio 1:9 cross each other at a point. The resultant intensities at that point, when (a) Waves are incoherent is…MediumNumerical value
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27 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q53Two beams of light having intensities I and 4I interfere to produce a fringe pattern on a screen. The phase difference between the two…EasyNumerical value
27 Jul 2022, Shift 2 · Q46Two coherent sources of light interfere. The intensity ratio of two sources is 1 : 4. For this interference pattern if the value of…MediumSingle correct

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