EXERCISE–6 REVIEW EXERCISE For yearlong revision

Tr u e/ False

1. In a Young's double slit experiment performed with a source of white light, only black and white fringes are observed.
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Fi ll in t he b lan k s

2. A light of wavelength 6000Å in air, enters a medium with refractive index 1.5. Inside the medium its frequency is ..........
Hz and its wavelength is .................Å. [ II T J E E 1 9 97 ]

3. A slit of width d is placed in front of a lens of focal length 0.5 m and is illuminated normally with light of wavelength
5.89 × 10–7m. The first diffraction minima on either side of the central diffraction maximum are separated by
2 × 10–3 m. The width d of the slit is ............ m. [ II T J E E 1 9 97 ]

4. If 0 and µ0 are, respectively, the electric permittivity and magnetic permeability of free space,  and µ are the corresponding
quantities in a medium, the index of refractionof the medium interms of the above parameters is .........
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5. A point source emits sound equally in all directions in a non-absorbing medium. Two points P and Q are at a distance
9 m and 25 m respectively from the source. The ratio of amplitudes of the waves at P and Q is .................
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6. In Young's double–slit experiment, the two slits act as coherent sources of equal amplitude A and of wavelength .
In another experiment with the same set–up the two slits are sources of equal amplitude A and wavelength , but
are incoherent. The ratio of the intensity of light at the mid–point of the screen in the first case to that in the second
case is ...... [ II T J E E 1 9 86 ]

Single Choice Correct

7. According to huygen's theory of secondary waves, following can be explained-
(A) Propagation of light in medium (B) Reflection of light
(C) Refraction of light (D) All of the above

8. Huygen's theory of secondary waves can be used to find-

(A) Velocity of light (B) The wavelength of light
(C) Wave front geometrically (D) Magnifying power of microscope

9. Light has a wave nature, because-

(A) the light travel in a straight line (B) Light exhibts phenomenon of reflection and refraction
(C) Light exhibits phenomenon interference (D) Light exhibits phenomenon of photo electric effect

10. The colour are characterized by which of following character of light–

(A) Frequency (B) Amplitude (C) Wavelength (D) Velocity

11. Angular width () of central maximum of a diffraction pattern of a single slit does not depend upon :–
(A) distance between slit and source (B) wavelength of light used
(C) width of the slit (D) frequency of light used

12. When the angle of incidence on a material is 60°, the reflected light is completely polarized. The velocity of the refracted
ray inside the material is (in ms–1) :
 3 
(A) 3 × 108 (B)   × 108 (C) 3 × 10
8
(D) 0.5 × 108
 2
13. Calculate angular width of central maxima if  = 6000 Å, a = 18 × 10–5 cm :–
(A) 20° (B) 40° (C) 30° (D) 260°
14. In single slit Fraunhoffer diffraction which type of wavefront is required :–
(A) cylindrical (B) spherical (C) elliptical (D) plane
15. In the diffraction pattern of a single slit aperture, the width of the central fringe compared to widths of the other fringes,
is :–
(A) equal (B) less (C) little more (D) double
16. Central fringe obtained in diffraction pattern due to a single slit :–
(A) is of minimum intensity (B) is of maximum intensity
(C) intensity does not depend upon slit width (D) none of the above
17. In a single slit diffraction pattern, if the light source is used of less wave length then previous one. Then width of the
central fringe will be :–
(A) less (B) increase (C) unchanged (D) none of the above
18. In the laboratory, diffraction of light by a single slit is being observed. If slit is made slightly narrow, then diffraction
pattern will :–
(A) be more spreaded than before (B) be less spreaded than before
(C) be spreaded as before (D) be disappeared
19. Find the half angular width of the central bright maximum in the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern of a slit of width
12 × 10–5 cm when the slit is illuminated by monochromatic light of wavelength 6000 Å.
(A) 40° (B) 45° (C) ° (D) 60°
20. In a Fraunhofer's diffraction by a slit, if slit width is a, wave length focal length of lens is f, linear width of central
maxima is :–
f fa 2f f
(A) (B) (C) (D)
a  a 2a
21. In a Fraunhofer's diffraction obtained by a single slit aperture, the value of path difference for nth order of minima is :–
(2n  1) 
(A) n (B) 2n (C) (D) (2n–1)
2
22. A polariser is used to :
(A) Reduce intensity of light (B) Produce polarised light
(C) Increase intensity of light (D) Produce unpolarised light
23. Light waves can be polarised as they are :
(A) Transverse (B) Of high frequency (C) Longitudinal (D) Reflected
24. Through which character we can distinguish the light waves from sound waves :
(A) Interference (B) Refraction (C) Polarisation (D) Reflection
25. The angle of polarisation for any medium is 60°, what will be critical angle for this :
1
(A) sin–1 3 (B) tan–1 3 (C) cos–1 3 (D) sin–1
3
26. The angle of incidence at which reflected light is totally polarized for reflection from air to glass (refractive index n)
1  1 
(A) sin–1 (n) (B) sin–1   (C) tan–1   (D) tan–1 (n)
n
  n 
27. A polaroid is placed at 45° to an incoming light of intensity I0. Now the intensity of light passing through polaroid after
polarisation would be :
(A) I0 (B) I0/2 (C) I0/4 (D) Zero
28. Plane polarised light is passed through a polaroid. On viewing through the polariod we find that when the polariod is
given one complete rotation about the direction of the light, one of the following is observed.
(A) The intensity of light gradually decreases to zero and remains at zero
(B) The intensity of light gradually increases to a maximum and remains at maximum
(C) There is no change in intensity
(D) The intensity of light is twice maximum and twice zero
29. A ray of light is incident on the surface of a glass plate at an angle of incidence equal to Brewster's angle . If µ represents
the refractive index of glass with respect to air, then the angle between reflected and refracted rays is :
(A) 90 +  (B)sin–1 (µcos) (C) 90° (D) 90° – sin–1 (sin/µ)
30. A beam of light strikes a glass plate at an angle of incident 60° and reflected light is completely polarised than the
refractive index of the plate is:-

(A) 1.5 (B) (C) (D)

31. Polarised glass is used in sun glasses because :

(A) It reduces the light intensity to half an account of polarisation
(B) It is fashionable
(C) It has good colour
(D) It is cheaper
32. When unpolarized light beam is incident from air onto glass (n=1.5) at the polarizing angle :
(A) Reflected beam is polarized 100 percent
(B) Reflected and refracted beams are partially polarized
(C) The reason for (A) is that almost all the light is reflected
(D) All of the above
33. In the ideal double–slit experiment, when a glass–plate (refractive index 1.5) of thickness t is introduced in the path
of one of the interfering beams (wavelength ), the intensity at the position where the central maximum occurred previously
remains unchanged. The minimum thickness of the glass–plate is :– [IIT-JEE 2002]

2 
(A) 2 (B) (C) (D) 
3 3
34. In the adjacent diagram, CP represent a wavefront and AO and BP, the corresponding two rays. Find the condition
on  for constructive interference at P between the ray BP and reflected ray OP :– [IIT-JEE 2003]

O R


d
C

A P

3   4
(A) cos   (B) cos   (C) sec – cos = (D) sec – cos =
2d 4d d d
35. In a YDSE bi–chromatic light of wavelengths 400nm and 560 nm are used. The distance between the slits is 0.1 mm
and the distance between the plane of the slits and the screen is 1m. The minimum distance between two successive
regions of complete darkness is :– [IIT-JEE 2004]
(A) 4 mm (B) 5.6 mm (C) 14 mm (D) 28 mm
36. In Young's double slit experiment intensity at a point is (1/4) of the maximum intensity. Angular position of this point
is :– [IIT-JEE 2005]

         
(A) sin–1   (B) sin–1   (C) sin–1   (D) sin–1  
d  2d   3d   4d 

38. Two beams of light having intensifies I and 4I interfere to produce a fringe pattern on a screen. The phase difference
between the beams on a screen. The phase difference between the beams is /2 at point A and  at point B. Then
the difference between resultant intensifies at A and B is [IIT-JEE 2001]
(A) 2I (B) 4I (C) 5I (D) 7I
39. In a double slit experiment, instead of taking slits of equal widths, one slit is mae twice as wide as the other. Then,
in the enterference pattern [IIT-JEE 2000]
(A) The intensities of both the maxima and the minima increase.
(B) The intensities of the maxima increases and the minima has zero intensity.
(C) The intensities of the maxima decreases and that of the minima increases.
(D) The intensity of the maxima decreases and the minima has zero inensity.

40. A thin slice is cut out of a glass cylinder along a plane parallel to its axis. The slice is placed on a flat glass plate as
shown. The observed interference fringes from this combination shall be [ II T -J E E 1 9 9 9 ]
(A) straight
(B) circular
(C) equally spaced
(D) having fringe spacing which increases as we go outwards.

41. In an interference arrangement similar to Young's double–slit experiment, the slits S1

and S2 are illuminated with coherent microwave sources, each of frequency 106 Hz. The
sources are synchronized to have zero phase difference. The slits are separated by a S1
distance d = 150.0m. The intensity I() is measured as a function of , where  is d/2
defined as shown. If I0 is the maximum intensity, then I() for 0  90° is given 
by :
d/2
(A) I() = I0/2 for  = 30
S2
° (B) I() = I0/4 for  = 90°
(C) I() = I0 for  = 0°
(D) I() is constant for all values of  [ II T -J E E 1 9 94 ]

42. In a Young's double-slit experiment, let S1 and S2 be the two slits, and C be the centre of the screen. If S1CS2
= , and  is the wavelength, the fringe width will be -
(A) / (B)  (C) 2/ (D) /

43. In Young's double slit experiment, one of the slits is so painted that intensity of light emitted from it is half of that of the
light emitted from other slit. Then
(A) fringe system will disappear
(B) bright fringes will become brighter and dark fringes will be darker
(C) both bright and dark fringes will become darker
(D) dark fringes will become less dark and bright fringes will become less bright.

44. In YDSE, the source placed symmetrically with respect to the slit is now moved parallel to the plane of the slits it is closer
to the upper slit, as shown. Then ,
(A) the fringe width will increase and fringe pattern will shift down. S
S1
(B) the fringe width will remain same but fringe pattern will shift up.
(C) the fringe width will decrease and fringe pattern will shift down. S2
(D) the fringe width will remain same but fringe pattern will shift down.

45. In a YDSE experiment if a slab whose refractive index can be varied is placed in front of one of the slits then the variation
of resultant intensity at mid–point of screen with '' will be best represented by ( > 1). [Assume slits of equal width and
there is no absorption by slab]

I0 I0 I0 I0

(A) (B) (C) (D)

=I =I =I =I
S u bje ct ive Q u e st io ns
46. A coherent parallel beam of microwaves of wavelength  = 0.5 mm falls on a Young's double slit apparatus. The separation
between the slits is 1.0 mm. The intensity of microwaves is measured on a screen placed parallel to the plane of
the slits at a distance of 1.0m from it as shown in the figure. [IIT-JEE 1998]

30° d=1.0mm x

D=1.0m
Screen

(i) If the incident beam falls normally on the double slit apparatus, find the y–coordinates of all the interference minima
on the screen.
(ii) If the incident beam makes an angle of 30° with the x–axis (as in the dotted arrow shown in figure), find the y–
coordinates of the first minima on either side of the central maximum.
47. The Young's double slit experiment is done in a medium of refractive index 4/3. A light of 600 nm wavelength is falling
on the slits having 0.45 mm separation. The lower slit S2 is covered by a thin glass sheet of thickness 10.4 µm and
refractive index 1.5. The interference pattern is observed on a screen placed 1.5 m from the slits as shown in the
figure. [IIT-JEE 1999]

S1

S O
S2

(i) Find the location of central max. (bright fringe with zero path difference) on the y–axis. (ii) Find the light intensity
of point O relative to the maximum fringe intensity.
(iii) Now, if 600 nm light is replaced by white light of range 400 to 700 nm, find the wavelength of the light that
form maxima exactly at point O. [All wavelengths in the problem are for the given medium of refractive index 4/3.
Ignore dispersion]
48. A glass plate of refractive index 1.5 is coated with a thin layer of thickness t and refractive index 1.8. Light of wavelength
 travelling in air is incident normally on the layer. It is partly reflected at the upper and the lower surfaces of the
layer and the two reflected rays interfere. Write the condition for their constructive interference. If  = 648 nm, obtain
the least value of t for which the rays interfere constructively.
[IIT-JEE 2000]

49. A vessel ABCD of 10cm width has two small slits S1 and S2 sealed with identical glass plates of equal thickness.
The distance between the slits is 0.8 mm. POQ is the line perpendicular to the plane AB and passing through O, the
middle point of S1 and S2. A monochromatic light source is kept at S, 40cm below P and 2m from the vessel, to illuminate
the slits as shown in the figure alongside. Calculate the position of the central bright fringe on the other wall CD with
respect to the line OQ. Now, a liquid is poured into the vessel and filled upto OQ. The central bright fringe is found
to be at Q. Calculate the refractive index of the liquid.
[IIT-JEE 2001]

A D

S2
P
Q
O
40cm S1
2m 10cm
S
B C
50. A point source S emitting light of wavelength 600nm is placed at a very small height h above a flat reflecting surface
AB (see figure). The intensity of the reflected light is 36% of the incident intensity. Interference fringes are observed
on a screen placed parallel to the reflecting surface at a very large distance D from it.
[IIT-JEE 2002]

P
Screen

S
h
A B

(i) What is the shape of the interference fringes on the screen ?

(ii) Calculate the ratio of the minimum to the maximum intensities in the interference fringes formed near the point
P (shown in the figure).
(iii) If the intensity at point P corresponds to a maximum, calculate the minimum distance through which the reflecting
surface AB should be shifted so that the intensity at P again becomes maximum.

51. In a Young's double slit experiment, two wavelengths of 500 nm and 700 nm were used. What is the minimum distance
from the central maximum where their maximas coincide again ? Take D/d = 103. Symbols have their usual meanings.
[IIT-JEE 2004]

52. In the figure shown S is a monochromatic point source emitting light of wavelength
L1 S' A
= 500 nm. A thin lens of circular shape and focal length 0.10 m is cut into
S 0.5mm
two identical halves L1 and L2 by a plane passing through a diameter. The two
O
halves are placed symmetrically about the central axis SO with a gap of 0.5 L2

S''
mm. The distance along the axis from S to L1 and L2 is 0.15 m, while that screen
0.15m 1.30m
from L1 and L2 to O is 1.30 m.

The screen at O is normal to SO. (i) If the third intensity maximum occurs at the point A on the screen,
find the distance OA. (ii) If the gap between L1 and L2 is reduced from its original value of 0.5 mm, will
the distance OA increase decrease or remain the same?
E X E R CI S E – 6 ANSW ER K E Y
 True/False 1. False

µ
 Fill in the Blanks 2. 5 × 1014Hz, 4000 3. 2.945 × 10–4 m 4. µ0 0
5. 25 : 9 6. 2 : 1

 Single Choice Correct

7. (D) 8. (C) 9. (C) 10.(A) 11. (A) 12. (C)
13. (B) 14. (D) 15. (D) 16. (B) 17. (A) 18. (A)
19. (C) 20. (C) 21. (A) 22. (B) 23. (A) 24. (C)
25. (D) 26. (D) 27. (B) 28. (D) 29. (C) 30. (B)
31. (A) 32. (A) 33. (A) 34. (B) 35. (D) 36. (C)
37. (C) 38. (B) 39. (A) 40. (A) 41. (D) 42. (A)
43. (A) 44. (D) 45. (C)
 Subjective Type
46. (i) ± 0.26 m, ± 1.13 m (ii) 0.26m, 1.13 m

3I max
47. (i) 4.33 m (ii) I = (iii) 650 nm; 433.33 nm
4
1
48. 2t = n with  = 1.8 and n= 1,2,3,...90 , tmin = 90 nm
2
49. 2 cm above point Q on side CD, = 1.0016
1
50. (i) Circular (ii) (iii) 300 nm
16
51. 3.5 mm

52. (i) 1 mm. (ii) OA will increase on decreasing the gap between the lenes