Light waves from two coherent sources arrive at two points on a screen with path difference of zero and $\lambda / 2$. The ratio of the intensities at the points is

  • A
    $2:1$
  • B
    $1:2$
  • C
    $1:1$
  • D
    $\infty:1$

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