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Q.

In Young's double slit experiment, the intensity at a point P on the screen is 34th of the maximum intensity in the interference pattern. If d is the separation between the slits and λ is the wavelength of light, the angular separation between point P and the center of the screen is:

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a

cos-1λ3d

b

sin-1λd

c

tan-1λ6d

d

sin-12λ3d

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

In Young's double-slit experiment,
I=4I0cos2(ϕ/2)
where ϕ is the phase difference between the interfering beams.
Imax=4I0
 Given =34Imax
 or  4I0·cos2ϕ2=34Imax cos2ϕ2=34 cosϕ2=32 ϕ2=π6  or ϕ=π3
Now refer to Fig

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If θ is the angular separation between P and P0, then tanθ=yD
path difference between two waves at P,

x=λ2πϕ=λ2ππ3=λ6

again,

 x=d sin(θ)d tan(θ)

 d tanθ=λ6 tanθ=λ6d θ=tan-1λ6d

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