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Chapter Summary Diffraction

The document summarizes key concepts about diffraction including how diffraction gratings produce spectra from light, the relationship between grating parameters and diffraction angle, and how interference patterns are observed from double slits and diffraction gratings. The document also addresses concepts like overlapping diffraction maxima and using ripple tanks to study diffraction through gaps.

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Chapter Summary Diffraction

The document summarizes key concepts about diffraction including how diffraction gratings produce spectra from light, the relationship between grating parameters and diffraction angle, and how interference patterns are observed from double slits and diffraction gratings. The document also addresses concepts like overlapping diffraction maxima and using ripple tanks to study diffraction through gaps.

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Chapter Summary

AS-Level Physics
Chapter: Diffraction
Name: Roll: School:
Diffraction Pattern:
1.83. Red light of a single wavelength passes through a diffraction grating. Bright dots are formed on a
screen, as shown. 9702/12/O/N/22

The red light is replaced with white light.


Which diagram, drawn to the same scale, shows a possible pattern of bright light on the screen?

2.78. The diagrams show the diffraction of water waves in a ripple tank as they pass through a gap
between two barriers.
Which diagram is correct? 9702/13/M/J/22

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Diffraction Spectrum:
3.10. White light consists of many wavelengths. The wavelength of red light R is approximately twice the
wavelength of violet light V. When white light is incident normally on a diffraction grating, several
spectra can be formed. 9702/12/O/N/15

Which diagram shows the possible distributions of light in the first order and the second order
spectra?

𝟏
d= , dsinѲ = n λ
𝒏
4.12. A diffraction grating has N lines per unit length and is placed at 90° to monochromatic light of
wavelength λ. 9702/13/O/N/15
What is the expression for θ, the angle to the normal to the grating at which the third order
diffraction peak is observed?

5.16 A parallel beam of light of wavelength 450 nm is incident normally on a diffraction grating which
has 300 lines / mm. 9702_s16_qp_11
What is the total number of intensity maxima observed?

A7 B8 C 14 D 15
6.24. A parallel beam of light of wavelength 600 nm is incident normally on a diffraction grating. The
grating has 300 lines per millimetre. 9702_s17_qp_11
What is the total number of intensity maxima from the grating?

A1 B3 C 11 D 13
Fringe Separation:
7.42. The interference patterns from a diffraction grating and a double slit are compared.
Using the diffraction grating, yellow light of the first order is seen at 30° to the normal to the
grating.
The same light produces interference fringes on a screen 1.0 m from the double slit. The slit
separation is 500 times greater than the line spacing of the grating. May/June-19_11
What is the fringe separation on the screen?

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Diffraction and overlapping fringes:
8.56. Light of a single wavelength from a distant point source falls normally onto a diffraction grating
positioned with its lines vertical. 9702/13/M/J/20

The plane of the diffraction grating is at right angles to the incident light. A student looks at the
grating from a position near to the grating.
What could the student see?
A a central point source with a series of point source images on either side
B a central vertical line with a series of spectra on either side
C a series of fine vertical lines
D a single point source
9.60. A parallel beam of light consists of light of wavelength 420 nm and light of wavelength 630 nm.
The light is incident normally on a diffraction grating. 9702_s21_qp_12
The diffraction maxima for the two wavelengths overlap only at an angle of 31° from the direction
of the incident light beam.
What could be the line spacing of the diffraction grating?

A 1.2 𝜇m B 1.6 𝜇m C 2.4 𝜇m D 3.7 𝜇m

10.2. A parallel beam of white light passes through a diffraction grating. Orange light of wavelength 600
nm in the fourth order diffraction maximum coincides with blue light in the fifth order diffraction
maximum. 9702/11/M/J/14
What is the wavelength of the blue light?
A 450 nm B 480 nm C 500 nm D 750 nm

Ripple tank and diffraction:


11.72. Water waves of wavelength 𝜆 are formed in a ripple tank. The waves are diffracted as they pass
through a narrow gap of width d (d is greater than 𝜆). 9702_m22_qp_12
Which gap width and which wavelength will cause the largest decrease in the amount of diffraction?

Jahangir Masud Superposition Page-619

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