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The contrast in the fringes in any interference pattern depends on:

A

Fringe width

B

wavelength

C

Intensity ratio of the sources

D

Distance between the sources

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The correct Answer is:
C

Contrast indicates the ratio of maximum position intensity on screen to the minimum possible intensity.
As `(I_("max"))/(I_("min")) = ((sqrt(I_(1)) + sqrt(I_(2)))^(2))/((sqrt(I_(1)) - sqrt(I_(2)))^(2))`
So it only depends on the source intensity.
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