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What happens to the interference pattern if the two slits in Young's experiment are illuminated by two independent sources such as two sodium lamps S and S' as shown in figure

A

Two sets of inteference fringes overlaps.

B

No fringes are observed.

C

The intensity of the bright fringes is doubled.

D

The intensity of the bright fringe become four times.

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The correct Answer is:
b
No fringes are observed as two independent sources are not coherent
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    A
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    B
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    The lights are not rectangular slit in shape
    D
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