Assertion: In Young’s double slit experiment, interference pattern disappears when one of the slits is closed. Reason: Interference occurs due to superposition of light waves from two coherent sources.

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Assertion: In Young’s double slit experiment, interference pattern disappears when one of the slits is closed. Reason: Interference occurs due to superposition of light waves from two coherent sources. (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion (B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion (C) If assertion is true but reason is false (D) If both assertion and reason are false

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When one of the slits is closed, there appears general illumination from a single source. Interference does not take place.

Q. Assertion : In Young’s double slit experiment, interference pattern disappears when one of the slits is closed. Reason : Interference occurs due to superposition of light waves from two coherent sources.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

If assertion is true but reason is false

If both assertion and reason are false

When one of the slits is closed, there appears general illumination from a single source. Interference does not take place.

Q. Assertion : In Young’s double slit experiment, interference pattern disappears when one of the slits is closed.
Reason : Interference occurs due to superposition of light waves from two coherent sources.