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The intensity of the light coming from one of the slits in a Young's double slit experiment is double the intensity from the other slit. Find the ratio of the maximum intensity to the minimum intensity in the interference fringe pattern observed.

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To solve the problem of finding the ratio of the maximum intensity to the minimum intensity in a Young's double slit experiment where one slit has double the intensity of the other, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Define the intensities Let the intensity from the first slit (I1) be \( I \) and the intensity from the second slit (I2) be \( 2I \) (since one slit has double the intensity of the other). ### Step 2: Write the formula for maximum and minimum intensities In a double slit experiment, the maximum intensity (I_max) and minimum intensity (I_min) can be calculated using the following formulas: - Maximum intensity: ...
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