Ratio of maximum to minimum intensity and the intensity or amplitude ratio of two sources
This type of question, asked 7 times: May 2022 S1, 2 May 2023 S1, 2 May 2023 S2, 19 Apr 2025 S1, 21 Apr 2025 S2, 11 Apr 2026 S1, 17 Apr 2026 S2. All 7 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
May 2022 S1
17Two waves are superimposed whose ratio of intensities is 9:1. The ratio of maximum and minimum intensity isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
2 May 2023 S1
4The intensity of light coming from one of the slits in Young's double slit experiment is double the intensity from the other slit. The ratio of the maximum intensity to the minimum intensity in the interference fringe pattern observed isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
2 May 2023 S2
29The intensity ratio of the maxima and minima in an interference pattern produced by two coherent sources of light is . The intensities of the light sources used are in the ratioTap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
19 Apr 2025 S1
32In Young's double slit interference experiment, using two coherent sources of different amplitudes, the intensity ratio between bright to dark fringes is . The value of the ratio of resultant amplitudes of bright fringe to dark fringe isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
21 Apr 2025 S2
5The two coherent sources produce interference with intensity ratio ' b '. In the interference pattern, the ratio will beTap an option to check your answer.
Question 6
11 Apr 2026 S1
143Two light waves amplitudes in the ratio produce interference. The ratio of the maximum to minimum intensity isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 7
17 Apr 2026 S2
142In Young's experiment, the intensity ratio of the maxima and minima in an interference pattern produced by two coherent sources is . The ratio of the amplitudes of the two individual sources will beTap an option to check your answer.