An interference pattern is obtained with two coherent sources of intensity ratio $n:1$. The ratio $\frac{I_{\text{Max}}-I_{\text{Min}}}{I_{\text{Max}}+I_{\text{Min}}}$ will be maximum if

  • A
    $n=1$
  • B
    $n=2$
  • C
    $n=3$
  • D
    $n=4$

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