why is the destructive interference results with dark fringe?

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why is the destructive interference results with dark fringe?

why?

2007-04-08 02:08:38 · 2 answers · asked by sochn9022jkl 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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The peak of one wave coincides with the trough of another and they cancel out giving zero light intensity.

Here is a nice animation that will help you...http://einstein2.byu.edu/~masong/HTMstuff/C13A1.html

2007-04-08 02:55:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Intensity decreases in destructive interference and hence the fringes are dark.

2007-04-08 02:15:11 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋