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Interference of light reflected from the two surfaces of a glass plate

This type of question, asked 3 times: 4 May 2023 S2, 20 Apr 2025 S2, 14 May 2026 S1. All 3 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    4 May 2023 S2

    10
    A parallel beam of light of intensity I0I_0 is incident on a glass plate, 25% of light is reflected by upper surface and 50% of light is reflected from lower surface. The ratio of maximum to minimum intensity in interference region of reflected rays is

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  2. Question 2

    20 Apr 2025 S2

    47
    A ray of light of intensity ' II ' is incident on a parallel glass slab at a point ' AA ' as shown in figure. It undergoes partial reflection and refraction. At each reflection 25%25\% of incident energy is reflected. The rays AB and AB′AB^{'} undergo interference. The ratio Imax Imin \frac{I_{\text{max~}}}{I_{\text{min~}}} is

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  3. Question 3

    14 May 2026 S1

    141
    A parallel beam of light of intensity I0I_0 is incident on a glass plate, 25%25\% of light is reflected by upper surface (I1)(I_1) and 50%50\% of light is reflected from lower surface (I2)(I_2). The ratio I2I_2 to I1I_1 is

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