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02_12_P_WS_Wave optics_CBSE_310525
1.
(a) State Huygens principle. A plane wave is incident at an angle i on a reflecting
surface. Construct the corresponding reflected wavefront. Using this diagram,
prove that the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence.
(b) What are the coherent sources of light? Can two independent sodium lamps act
like coherent sources? Explain
(c) A beam of light consisting of a known wavelength 520 nm and an unknown
wavelength experiment produces two interference patterns such that the fourth
bright fringe of unknown wavelength coincides with the fifth bright fringe of
known wavelength. Find the value of .
2.
(a) Give any two differences between the interference pattern obtained in Young’s
double-slit experiment and a diffraction pattern due to a single slit.
(b) Draw an intensity distribution graph in case of a double-slit interference pattern.
(c) In Young s double-slit experiment using monochromatic light of wavelength ,
the intensity of light at a point on the screen, where path difference is , is K
units. Find the intensity of light at a point on the screen where the path difference
is .
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3. Assertion & Reasoning:
Assertion (A): In interference and diffraction of light, light energy reduces in one
region producing a dark fringe. It increases in another region and produces a bright
fringe.
Reasoning (R): This happens because energy is not conserved in the phenomena
of interference diffraction
(a) Both 'A' and 'R' are true, and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of ‘A’
(b) Both 'A' and 'R' are true, and 'R' is not the correct explanation of ‘A’
(c) ‘A’ is incorrect, and ‘R’ is correct
(d) ‘A’ is correct, and ‘R’ is incorrect
4.
(a) Differentiate between a wavefront and a ray?
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(b) State Huygen’s principle and verify laws of reflection using suitable diagram
(c) In Young's double slit experiment, the slits S1, and S₂ are 3 mm apart and the
screen is placed 1.0 m away from the slits. It is observed that the fourth
bright fringe is at a distance of 5 mm from the second dark fringe. Find the
wavelength of light used.
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5. A Young’s double-slit experimental setup is kept in a medium of refractive index
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. Which maximum in this case will coincide with the 6th maximum obtained if the
medium is replaced by air?
(a) 4th
(b) 6th
(c) 8th
(d) 10th
6. Assertion (A): In a Young's double-slit experiment, interference pattern is not
observed when two coherent sources are infinitely close to each other.
Reason (R): The fringe width is proportional to the separation between the two
sources.
(a) If both 'A' and 'R' are true, and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of ‘A’
(b) If both 'A' and 'R' are true, and 'R' is not the correct explanation of ‘A’
(c) If ‘A’ is true, and ‘R’ is false
(d) If both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are false
7.
(a) If A plane light wave propagating from a rarer into a denser medium, is an
incident at an angle ion the surface separating two media. Using Huygens's
principle, draw the refracted wave and hence verify Snell's law of refraction.
(b) In a young's double slit experiment, the slits are separated by 0.30 nm and
the screen is kept 1.5 m away. The wavelength of light used is 600 mm
calculate the distance between the central bright fringe and the 4th dark
fringe.
(c) Discuss briefly diffraction of light from a single slit and draw the shape of the
diffraction pattern.
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8.
(a) State Huygen’s principle. A plane wave incident at an angle i on a
reflecting surface. Construct the corresponding reflected wavefront.
Using this diagram, prove that the angle of reflection is equal to the
angle of incidence.
(b) What are the coherent sources of light? Can two independent sodium
lamps act like coherent sources? Explain.
(c) A beam of light consisting of a known wavelength 520 nm and an
unknown wavelength , used in Young’s double-slit experiment
produces two interference patterns such that the fourth bright fringe of
unknown wavelength coincides with the fifth bright fringe of known
wavelength. Find the value of .
9. Case-Study:
Diffraction and interference are closely related phenomena that occur
together. Diffraction is the phenomenon of bending of light around the
edges of the obstacle, while interference is the combination of waves that
results in a new wave pattern. In order to get interference, there must be
at least two waves that are diffracting. So, while diffraction can occur
without interference, interference cannot occur without diffraction.
Two slits of width 2 m each in an opaque material are separated by a
distance of 6 m. Monochromatic light of wavelength 450 nm is incident
normally on the slits. One finds a combined interference and diffraction
pattern on the screen.
(a) The number of peaks of the interference fringes formed within the central
peak of the envelope of the diffraction pattern will be:
i. 2 iii. 4
ii. 3 iv. 6
(b) The number of peaks of the interference formed if the slit width is doubled
while keeping the distance between the slits same will be
i. 1 iii. 3
ii. 2 iv. 4
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(c) If instead of 450 nm light, another light of wavelength 680 nm is used,
number of peaks of the interference formed in the central peak of the
envelope of the diffraction pattern will be
i. 2 iii. 6
ii. 4 iv. 9
(d) Consider the diffraction of light by a single slit described in this case study.
The first minimum falls at an angle equal to:
i. sin −1 ( 0.12 ) iii. sin −1 ( 0.32 )
ii. sin −1 ( 0.225 ) iv. sin −1 ( 0.45 )
(e) The number of bright fringes formed due to interference on 1 m of screen
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placed at m away from the slits is
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i. 2 iii. 6
ii. 3 iv. 10
10.
(a) The displacement of two light waves, each of amplitude a , and frequency
, emanating from two coherent sources of light, are given by y1 = a cos t and
y2 = a cos (t + ) , is the phase difference between the two waves. These
light waves superpose at a point. Obtain the expression for the resultant
intensity at that point.
(b) In Young’s double slit experiment, find the ratio of intensities at two points on
a screen when waves emanating from two slits reaching these points have
path differences (i) and (ii) .
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