The optical path difference between two identical light waves arriving at a point is $31.5 \lambda$, where…

The optical path difference between two identical light waves arriving at a point is $31.5 \lambda$, where $\lambda$ is the wavelength of light used. The point is [Given: Two light sources are coherent]
  1. alternative bright and dark.
  2. dark.
  3. bright.
  4. neither bright nor dark.

Solution

Path difference $\Delta x=(63) \frac{\lambda}{2}$, which is an odd multiple of the half wavelength. Therefore, it is a dark point or the point of destructive interference.

Asked in: MHT CET 2022 (06 Aug Shift 2)

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