MAHENDRA'S CHEMISTRY

MH-CET | Physics

Name: _______________ Wave Optics Date: 09/08/2024

Roll No: __________ Time: 45 Minutes Marks: 50

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(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Nature of light)
1. Two light waves, represented by
Solution (Explanation).
Visible light comprises of wavelengths in the
ray 1 and 2 in the accompanying figure, have identical

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range of 400 – 700 nm. So, the wavelengths are very
wavelengths in air and are initially in phase. They then small.
pass through the same lengths of media 1 and 2,
respectively, as shown. When they emerge from the
5. Young’s double-slit experiment is carried out with
respective medium, they may not have the same ......... .
light of wavelength 5500 Å, slit separation 1 mm and the

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A. wavelength B. frequency slit-to-screen distance 2 m. The distance between the two
C. phase D. speed third minima is ......... .

(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Refraction of A. 2.75 mm B. 5.50 mm
light at a plane boundary between two media) CH C. 27.5 mm D. 55.0 mm
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Interference)
Solution (Explanation).
The number of waves in length L of the medium
Solution (Explanation).
1 and 2 are is
an integer, then the rays emerge in phase.
The distance between the two third minima
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2. The ratio of optical path to the actual path in vacuum

is ......... .
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A. zero B. one C. infinite D. two

6. When unpolarized light is incident on a glass or other
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Interference) dielectric materials at the polarizing angle, then the
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component with polarization parallel to the plane of

Solution (Explanation). incidence is ......... .
one A. entirely reflected B. entirely refracted
3. Young’s double-slit interference experiment is
C. partially reflected D. entirely absorbed
performed with 4950 Å (turquoise light) and 5950 Å
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and partially
(yellow light). If the x’s denote the distance of the 4th refracted
bright fringe from the central bright, then ......... .
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Polarization)
A. xT > xY B. xT < xY
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C. xT = xY D. xY = 4 xT Solution (Explanation).
entirely refracted
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7. A beam of light is incident on a glass slab at an angle
of 45°. If the reflected beam of light is completely
Solution (Explanation).
polarized, the velocity of light in glass is ......... .
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A. 2 × 108 m/s B. 3 × 108 m/s

C. 1.87 × 10− 8 m/s D. 1.56 × 10− 8 m/s
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4. Light appears to travel in a straight lines since ......... .
Solution (Explanation).
A. it is not absorbed by B. it is reflected by the
i = 45° and reflected beam is completely polarized.
the atmosphere atmosphere
Hence, n = tan i = tan 45° = 1 and
C. its wavelength is D. its velocity is very
very small large
8. When a photon enters glass from air, which one of the
following quantity does not change?
A. Momentum B. Velocity
C. Energy D. Acceleration

(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Nature of light) 12. A parallel beam of fast moving electrons is incident
normally on a narrow slit. A screen is placed at a large
Solution (Explanation). distance from the slit. If the speed of the electrons is
Energy of photon is given as E = hv where, v is the increased, which of the following statement is correct?
frequency of photon. We know that frequency does not
A. Diffraction pattern is B. The angular width

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change when light travels from one
medium to other. Hence, energy will not change. not observed on the of the central
screen in the case of maxima of the
electrons. diffraction pattern
9. If the ratio of amplitudes of two waves is 4 : 3. Then, will increase.
the ratio of maximum and minimum intensities will be

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......... . C. The angular width D. The angular width
of the central of the central
A. 16 : 18 B. 18 : 16 C. 49 : 1 D. 1 : 49 maxima will maxima will remain
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Interference) decrease. the same.
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Diffraction of

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Solution (Explanation). light)
Ratio of amplitudes
Solution (Explanation).
The de Broglie wavelength of electrons decreases
when their speed is increased since, . The
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central maxima extends from . So, when
10. The Brewster’s angle for the glass-air interface is decreases, the angular width will decrease.
60°. If a ray of light passing from air to glass strikes at an
angle of 45° with normal, then the angle of refraction is
13. Yellow light is used in single slit diffraction
......... .
experiment with slit width 0.6 mm. If yellow light is
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A. sin− 1 (1) B. sin− 1 replaced by X-rays then the pattern will reveal ......... .
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A. that the central B. no diffraction

C. sin− 1 D. sin− 1 (0.41)
maxima is narrower pattern
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Polarization) C. more number of D. less number of
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fringes fringes
Solution (Explanation).
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Diffraction of
According to Brewster’s law tan light)

Solution (Explanation).
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X-rays have very small wavelength (1 to 100 Å)

as compared to the slit width 0.6 mm. Diff raction
is noticeable only when the slit width is of the
order of wavelength. So, no diffraction pattern.
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11. In Young’s double slit experiment, for wavelength λ1

the nth bright fringe is obtained at a point R on the 14. In Young’s double-slit interference experiment,
screen. Keeping the same setting, source of light is interference fringes are obtained with a beam of light
consisting of two wavelengths 7500 Å (deep red light)
replaced by wavelength λ2 and now ( n + 1) th bright fringe
and 5000 Å (green light). At the least distance from the
is obtained at the same point R on the screen. The value
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central maximum where the bright fringes due to both

of n is ......... .
the wavelengths overlap, ......... .
A. B. C. D.
A. the 3rd bright green B. the 2nd bright green
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Interference) fringe overlaps fringe overlaps with
with the 2nd bright the 3rd bright red
Solution (Explanation). red fringe fringe
bright fringe using coincides with bright C. the 15th bright green D. the 10th bright green
fringe using . fringe overlaps with fringe overlaps with
Distance of point R from central fringe
the 10th bright red the 15th bright red
Distance of point R from central fringe
fringe fringe
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Here, = I and = 9I. Phase difference is
Solution (Explanation).
point P. So, resultant intensity at P is
If the bright red fringe coincides with the bright
green fringe,

Similarly, phase difference is at point Q.

Hence, for least distance from central band and So, resultant intensity at Q is
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15. According to Newton’s corpuscular theory, the ratio
of velocity of light in rarer medium to that in a denser Therefore, difference between the two intensities is
medium is ......... . = 10I − 4I = 6I

A. less than 1 B. greater than 1

19. Two coherent light sources having intensity ratio n

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C. equal to 1 D. zero are employed in an interference experiment. The ratio of
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Nature of light) the intensities of the maxima and minima in the
interference pattern is ( I1 > I2) ......... .
Solution (Explanation). B.
A.
less than 1

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16. Light of wavelength 4800 Å is used in Young’s C. D.
double-slit interference experiment. If light of wavelength
6720 Å is used instead, the fringe width will increase by (XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Interference)
......... .
A. 0.4% B. 4% C. 40% D. 400% Solution (Explanation).
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(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Interference) Given that

Solution (Explanation).
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20. In a Young’s double slit experiment, the slits are 2

mm apart and are illuminated with a mixture of two
17. Light of a certain colour has 1800 waves in one wavelength of 750 nm and 900 nm respectively. The
millimeter in air. What is its frequency in water? minimum distance in mm from the common central
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[ n = for water] bright fringe on a screen 2 m from the slits where a

bright fringe from one interference pattern coincides
A. 1.67 × 106 Hz B. 4.05 × 1014 Hz with a bright fringe from the other is ......... .
C. 5.4 × 1014 Hz D. 7.2 × 1014 Hz A. 1.5 B. 3 C. 4.5 D. 6
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(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Refraction of (XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Interference)
light at a plane boundary between two media)
Solution (Explanation).
Solution (Explanation). From the given data, note that the fringe width (W) for
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is greater than fringe width (W) for .

This means that the central maxima of the two coincide,
but first maximum for will be farther away
from the first maxima for and so on. A stage
may come when this mismatch equals W, then again
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18. Interference fringes are produced on a screen by maxima of , will coincide with a maxima of
using two light sources of intensities ‘ I’ and ‘9I’. The , let this correspond to n order fringe for
phase difference between the beams is at point P and π Then it will correspond to (n + 1)th order fringe for
at point Q on the screen. The difference between the Therefore,
resultant intensities at point P and Q is ......... .
A. 2I B. 4I C. 6I D. 8I
Minimum distance from central maxima
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Interference)

Solution (Explanation).
21. If the ratio of maximum and minimum intensity in
an interference pattern is 64 : 4, then the ratio of (XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Interference)
amplitudes of two interfering waves will be ......... .
Solution (Explanation).
A. 5 : 3 B. 5 : 9 C. 2 : 7 D. 7 : 2
dark band is in front of one of the slits
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Interference) means distance of dark band from central bright
band is . Therefore,
Solution (Explanation).
Ratio of maximum to minimum intensity is

25. A parallel beam of light (λ = 5000 Å) is incident

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Therefore,
normally on a narrow slit of width 0.2 mm. The
Fraunhofer diffraction pattern is observed on a screen
which is placed at the focal plane of a convex lens ( f = 20
cm). The first two minima are separated by ......... .
22. In Young’s double-slit interference experiment, the

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A. 0.05 mm B. 0.1 mm
path difference at a point on the screen for the light rays
C. 1 mm D. 5 mm
from the two slits is 1.02 × 10− 6 m. Which of the
following wavelengths will produce a dark fringe at the (XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Diffraction of
point? light)

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A. 4.02 × 10− 7 m B. 4.08 × 10− 7 m
Solution (Explanation).
C. 4.8 × 10− 7 m D. 5.1 × 10− 7 m The separation between the two first minima is the width
of the central maximum,
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Solution (Explanation).
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For a dark fringe,
26. A beam of natural light falls on a system of 3
polaroids which are arranged in succession such that the
pass axis of each polaroid is turned through 60° with
respect to the preceding one. The fraction of the incident
light intensity that passes through the system is ......... .
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A. B. C. D.
23. A ray of light in air is incident on an interface at an
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angle of incidence i. If the angle between the reflected ray (XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Polarization)
and the refracted ray is 90°, then, the deviation of the
refracted ray is ......... . Solution (Explanation).
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A. 0° B. 2i − 90° If the intensity of incident natural light is , then the

intensity coming out of first polaroid is . Now,
C. 90° D. 90° − i
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Refraction of second polaroid is at 60° to the first.
light at a plane boundary between two media) So, intensity coming out from second polaroid is
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Solution (Explanation).
Similarly, intensity coming out from third polaroid is
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So, the fraction of incident light passing through the

system is

27. The angular separation of the central maximum in

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the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern is measured. The slit is

illuminated by the light of wavelength 5000 Å. If the slit
is illuminated by light of another wavelength, the angular
24. In Young’s double slit experiment, in an interference separation decreases by 30% of the original. The
pattern second minimum is observed exactly in front of wavelength of light used is ......... .
one slit. The distance between the two coherent sources is A. 6000 Å B. 3500 Å
‘ d’ and the distance between source and screen is ‘ D’.
C. 8400 Å D. 8700 Å
The wavelength of light source used is ......... .
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Diffraction of
A. B. C. D.
light)
 The separation between successive bright lines,
Solution (Explanation). i.e., fringe width,
Wavelength of light used initially is
initial angular width if final angular
width
31. A parallel beam of monochromatic light of
We know that wavelength 5 × 10− 7 m is incident normally on a single
narrow slit of width 1 µm. At what angle of diffraction,
the first minima is observed?
A. sin− 1 (1) B. sin− 1

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28. When the same monochromatic ray of light travels
C. sin− 1 D. sin− 1
through glass slab and through water, the number of
waves in glass slab of thickness 6 cm is same as in water
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Diffraction of
column of height 7 cm. If refractive index of glass is 1.5
light)
then refractive index of water is ......... .

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A. 1.258 B. 1.269 C. 1.286 D. 1.310 Solution (Explanation).
Angular position of first minima in a diffraction pattern
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Refraction of
light at a plane boundary between two media) is

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Solution (Explanation).
Number of waves in 6 cm glass slab=Number of waves in
7 cm water column.
32. Two coherent sources ‘P’ and ‘Q’ produce
interference at point ‘A’ on the screen where there is a
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dark band which is formed between 4th bright band and
5th bright band. Wavelength of light used is 6000 A. The
path difference between PA and QA is ......... .
A. 1.4 × 10− 4 cm B. 2.7 × 10− 4 cm
C. 4.5 × 10− 4 cm D. 6.2 × 10− 4 cm
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29. The Young’s double-slit experiment is performed

(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Interference)
using two lights one blue in colour ( λb = 3350 Å) and
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other green in colour ( λg = 6450 Å). Without changing Solution (Explanation).

experimental setup, if the distance of the sixth fringe There is dark band between the bright
from the centre is determined for both the colours as band and bright band. So, the phase difference
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Xblue and Xgreen, then Xblue : Xgreen is nearly ......... . between the waves for dark band is
A. 1.56 B. 0.52 C. 0.25 D. 1.23
So, the corresponding path difference will be
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Interference)
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Solution (Explanation).
Wavelength of blue colour . Hence, distance
of sixth fringe (say bright) from center is 33. The wavelength of light of frequency 6 × 1014 Hz in
. glass of refractive index 1.5 will be ......... .
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Similarly, wavelength of green colour A. 3600 Å B. 4500 Å

Hence, distance of sixth fringe (say bright) from center is
C. 3330 Å D. 5000 Å

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Therefore, light at a plane boundary between two media)
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Solution (Explanation).
30. Two slits, 2 mm apart, are placed 300 cm from a For a beam of light,
screen. When light of wavelength 6000 Å is used, the
separation (in mm) between the successive bright lines of
the interference pattern is ......... . So,
A. 0.9 B. 4.5 C. 6 D. 9
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Interference) 34. Coherent light that contains two wavelengths, 6600 Å
(red) and 4600 Å (blue), passes through two very narrow
Solution (Explanation). slits 0.440 mm apart and the interference pattern is
observed on a screen 2.20 m from the slits. The distance Wavelets that originate at intermediate points, a and b,
between the first order bright fringe for each wavelength on the incident wavefront strike the mirror at points
is ......... . p and q, respectively. Wavelets centred on p and q in
A. 0.5 mm turn propagate to c and d on the reflected wavefront
B. 1 mm
also with the total elapsed time t : ap + pc = vt = bq +
C. 2 mm D. 5 mm qd.
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38. Light waves can be polarized as they are ......... .
Solution (Explanation).
A. transverse B. of high frequency
C. longitudinal

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D. of high amplitude
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Polarization)

Solution (Explanation).
Only transverse waves can be polarized as

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35. In a certain double slit experimental arrangement the vibrations of the particles of medium are
perpendicular to the direction of propagation.
interference fringes of width 10− 3 m each are observed
when light of wavelength 5 × 10− 7 m is used. Keeping
the set up unaltered, if the source is replaced by another 39. Two coherent sources have intensity in the ratio of
. Ratio of (intensity) max / (intensity) min is .........

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source of wavelength 6 × 10− 7 m, the fringe width in
mm will be ......... . .
A. 0.5 B. 1.0 C. 1.2 D. 1.5 A. B. C. D.

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Solution (Explanation). Solution (Explanation).
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36. Two coherent sources of intensity ratio α interfere.

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In interference pattern is equal to ......... .

40. In a YDSE bi-chromatic light of wavelengths 400 nm
A. C. D. and 560 nm are used. The distance between the slits is
B.
10− 4 m and the distance between the plane of the slits
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(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Interference) and the screen is 1 m. The minimum distance in mm
between two successive regions of complete darkness is
Solution (Explanation). ......... .
A. 4 B. 5.6 C. 14 D. 28
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(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Interference)

Solution (Explanation).
Let minima of 400 nm coincides with mth minima of
560 nm then
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37. In the following diagram, if the distances AC and

BD become equal, then, ......... .
minima of 400 nm coincides with 3rd minima
of 560 nm.
The location of this minima is
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A. ap + pc ≠ bq + qd B. qp + bq = pc + pq Next, nth minima of 400 nm will coincide with 8th

minima of 560 nm.
C. ap + pe = bq + qd D. ap + pc = bq + qd
Location of this minima is
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Refraction of
light at a plane boundary between two media)
required distance = .
Solution (Explanation).
If t is the time taken by incident wavefront AB to 41. The following figure shows the path of a ray of light
travel from B to D with speed v, then BD = vt = AC. from air into a liquid. The index of refraction of the
liquid is ......... . dark band is opposite to one of the slits means
distance of dark band from central bright band is
Therefore,

A. 1 B. C. D.

(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Refraction of 45. If I is the intensity of the principal maximum in the
light at a plane boundary between two media) single slit diffraction pattern, then what will be its
intensity when the slit width is doubled ......... .
Solution (Explanation).
A. I B. C. 2 I D. 4 I

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i = 60° and r = 45°
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Diffraction of
light)

Solution (Explanation).

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42. In the diagram, sinusoidal waves of equal wavelength
If you divide the original slit into N strips and represent
λ spread out from two coherent sources S 1 and S 2. A
the light from each strip, when it reaches the screen, by a
wave crest from S 2 arrives at point Q exactly two cycles phasor, then at the central
earlier than a crest emitted at the same-time from S 1. maximum in the diffraction pattern you add N phasors,
The two crests arriving at Q ......... . all in the same direction and each with the same

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amplitude. The intensity is therefore N. If you double the
slit width, you need 2 N phasors, if they are each to have
the amplitude of the phasors you used for the narrow slit.
The intensity at the central maximum is proportional to
(2 N) and is, therefore, four times the intensity for the
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narrow slit.

46. A pair of slits 1.5 mm apart is illuminated with

monochromatic light of wavelength 5250 Å and the
A. have zero phase B. have a phase
interference pattern is obtained on a screen 1.5 m away.
difference difference of 2π rad
The least distance from the central maximum to a point
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C. have a path D. cancel each other where the intensity is minimum is ......... .
difference of 2λ
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A. 0.2625 mm B. 0.525 mm
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Interference)
C. 2.625 mm D. 5.250 mm
Solution (Explanation). (XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Interference)
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Solution (Explanation).

43. The diameter of an objective of a telescope is 300

cm. If it observes at the wavelength of 6000 Å, then the
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angular resolution is ......... .

47. A beam of light of wavelength 800 nm from a distant
A. 2.44 × 10− 7 rad B. 2.64 × 10− 7 rad source falls on a single-slit 1 mm wider and the resulting
C. 8.22 × 10− 7 rad D. 0.22 × 10− 7 rad diffraction pattern is observed on a screen 2 m away. The
distance between first dark on either side of the central
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(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Introduction) bright fringes is ......... .
A. 4.2 mm B. 1.2 mm
Solution (Explanation).
Angular resolution C. 3.2 mm D. 2.4 mm
(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Diffraction of
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light)

Solution (Explanation).
44. In biprism experiment, the 4th dark band is formed Distant source means it is Fraunhofer diffraction. The
opposite to one of the slits. The wavelength of light used distance between first dark fringes on either side of the
is ......... . central maxima is the width of central maxima.
A. B. C. D.

(XII-7 Wave Optics => (Topic Name) => Interference) 48. In Young’s double slit experiment, the ratio of
intensities at two points on a screen when waves from the
Solution (Explanation).
two slits have a path difference of zero and is ......... . C. the ratio of their D. the ratio of their
amplitudes is 3 amplitudes is 5
A. 3 : 1 B. 2 : 3 C. 2 : 1 D. 3 : 2
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Solution (Explanation).
Solution (Explanation).
Intensity at a given point is given by
. When path difference is zero, phase
difference is also zero. Therefore When path

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difference is phase difference is 50. A ray of light, in passing from free space into a
medium of refractive index n, suffers a deviation δ equal
Therefore,
to half the angle of incidence. Then, the refractive index
is given by ......... .

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A. sin δ B. 2 sin δ
C. cos δ D. 2 cos δ
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49. In the Young’s double slit experiment, the ratio of light at a plane boundary between two media)
intensities of bright and dark fringes is 9. This means

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that ......... . Solution (Explanation).
A. the intensities of B. the intensities of
individual sources individual sources
are 5 and 4 units are 4 and 1 units
respectively respectively
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