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A screen is at a distance D=80 cm from a diaphragm having two narrow slits S1 and S2 which are d=2 mm apart. The slit S1 is covered by a transparent sheet of thickness t1=2.5 μm and the slit S2 by another sheet of thickness t2=1.25 μm ​as shown in the figure. Both sheets are made of the same material having a refractive index μm=1.40. Water is filled in space between the diaphragm and the screen. A monochromatic light beam of wavelength λ=5000 Å is incident normally on the diaphragm. Assuming the intensity of the beam to be uniform and slits of equal width, calculate the ratio of intensity at C to the maximum intensity of interference pattern obtained on the screen, where C is the foot of the perpendicular bisector of S1S2. [Refractive index of water, μw=43]

PhysicsWave OpticsJEE Main
Options:
  • A 3 4
  • B 12
  • C 13
  • D 35
Solution:
2616 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is: 3 4
Optical path = (Refractive Index) × (Geometrical Path Length)

Path Difference at point C on the screen

Δ x = μ m t 1 + μ w S 1 C - t 1 - μ m t 2 + μ w S 2 C - t 2

Δ x = μ m t 1 - t 2 - μ w t 1 + μ w t 2              ( s 1 c= s 2 c)

Δ x = μ m t 1 - t 2 - μ w t 1 - t 2

Δ x = μ m - μ w t 1 - t 2

Δ x = 1.4 - 4 3 2.5 × 10 - 6 - 1.25 × 10 - 6

Δ x = 0.2 3 × 1.25 × 10 - 6

Δ x = 2.5 3 × 1 0 - 7 m

Δ x = 2500 3 Å= 5000 6 Å

Δ x = λ 6 ,

Phase difference     ϕ = π 3 = 60 ο

at any point on the screen     I net = I 1 + I 2 +2 I 1 I 2 cosϕ

Resultant intensity     I C = I + I + 2 I × I  cos  6 0

          I C = 3I

&          I max =I+I+2I   when   ϕ= 0 o cosϕ=+1

          I max = 4I

          I C I max = 3 4

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