Two slits are made one millimetre apart and the screen is placed one metre away. What should the width of each slit be to obtain \(10\) maxima of the double-slit pattern within the central maximum of the single-slit pattern?
1. \(2~\text{mm}\)
2. \(0.2~\text{mm}\)
3. \(0.02~\text{mm}\)
4. \(20~\text{mm}\)
The wavefronts of a light wave travelling in vacuum are given by \(x+y+z=c\). The angle made by the direction of propagation of light with the X-axis is:
1. \(0^{\circ}\)
2. \(45^{\circ}\)
3. \(90^{\circ}\)
4. \({\cos^{-1}\left({1}/{\sqrt{3}}\right )}\)
When a drop of oil is spread on a water surface, it displays beautiful colours in daylight because of:
1. | dispersion of light | 2. | reflection of light |
3. | polarization of light | 4. | interference of light |
The slits in a Young's double-slit experiment have equal width and the source is placed symmetrically with respect to the slits. The intensity at the central fringe is \(I_0.\) If one of the slits is closed, the intensity at this point will be:
1. \(I_0\)
2. \(I_0/4\)
3. \(I_0/2\)
4. \(4I_0\)
A light wave can travel:
(a) | in vacuum |
(b) | in vacuum only |
(c) | in a material medium |
(d) | in a material medium only |
1. | (a) and (b) only |
2. | (b) and (c) only |
3. | (a) and (c) only |
4. | (c) and (d) only |
(a) | Find the velocity of light in a vacuum. |
(b) | Explain the particle behaviour of light. |
(c) | Find the new position of a wavefront. |
(d) | Explain Snell's law. |
1. | (a) and (b) only |
2. | (b) and (c) only |
3. | (c) and (d) only |
4. | all of the above |
Two coherent sources of light interfere and produce fringe patterns on a screen. For the central maximum, the phase difference between the two waves will be:
1. | zero | 2. | \(\pi\) |
3. | \(\dfrac{3\pi}{2}\) | 4. | \(\dfrac{\pi}{2}\) |
1. | that the central maximum is wider. |
2. | more number of fringes. |
3. | less number of fringes. |
4. | no diffraction pattern. |
1. | \(250~\text{nm}\) | 2. | \(500~\text{nm}\) |
3. | \(1000~\text{nm}\) | 4. | \(2000~\text{nm}\) |