JEE Physics Wave Optics MCQs Set 23

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Question 1: Two waves having intensities in the ratio 9 : 1 produce interference. The ratio of the maximum to the minimum intensity is
(a) 4 : 1
(b) 10 : 8
(c) 9 : 1
(d) 2 : 1
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (a) 4 : 1

Explanation:
1. Amplitudes are in the ratio \( 3:1 \).
2. \( I_{max}/I_{min}=\left(\dfrac{3+1}{3-1}\right)^2=\dfrac{16}{4}=4:1 \).

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Question 2: In Young's double slit experiment, the phase difference between the light waves reaching the third bright fringe from the central fringe is (\( \lambda=5000\,\mathring{A} \))
(a) \( 6\pi \)
(b) \( 2\pi \)
(c) \( 4\pi \)
(d) zero
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Answer: (a) \( 6\pi \)

Explanation:
1. The third bright fringe has path difference \( 3\lambda \).
2. Phase difference \( =\dfrac{2\pi}{\lambda}\times3\lambda=6\pi \).

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Question 3: In a two-slit experiment with monochromatic light, the screen is moved by \( 5\times10^{-2} \) m towards the slits and the fringe width changes by \( 3\times10^{-5} \) m. The separation of the slits is \( 10^{-3} \) m. The wavelength of the light used is
(a) 6000 \( \mathring{A} \)
(b) 4500 \( \mathring{A} \)
(c) 3000 \( \mathring{A} \)
(d) 5000 \( \mathring{A} \)
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (a) 6000 \( \mathring{A} \)

Explanation:
1. \( \beta=\lambda D/d \), so \( \Delta\beta=\lambda\,\Delta D/d \).
2. \( \lambda=\dfrac{\Delta\beta\,d}{\Delta D}=\dfrac{3\times10^{-5}\times10^{-3}}{5\times10^{-2}}=6\times10^{-7} \) m = 6000 Å.

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Question 4: In Young's double slit experiment the intensity at a point where the path difference is \( \lambda \) is K. The intensity at a point where the path difference is \( \lambda/4 \) is
(a) K/2
(b) K/4
(c) K
(d) zero
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Answer: (a) K/2

Explanation:
1. Path difference \( \lambda \) gives a maximum, so \( I_{max}=K \).
2. For path difference \( \lambda/4 \) the phase difference is \( \pi/2 \): \( I=I_{max}\cos^2(\pi/4)=K/2 \).

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Question 5: In Young's double slit experiment a mica slip of thickness t and refractive index \( \mu \) is introduced in the path of the ray from one source. The fringe pattern is displaced by a distance
(a) \( \dfrac{D}{d}(\mu-1)t \)
(b) \( \dfrac{d}{D}(\mu-1)t \)
(c) \( \dfrac{d}{(\mu-1)D} \)
(d) \( (\mu-1)\dfrac{D}{d}\,\lambda \)
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (a) \( \dfrac{D}{d}(\mu-1)t \)

Explanation:
1. The extra optical path is \( (\mu-1)t \).
2. The central fringe shifts so that the path difference \( d\,y/D \) compensates it: \( y=\dfrac{D}{d}(\mu-1)t \).

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Question 6: Oil floating on water appears coloured due to interference of light. For this effect to be observed, the thickness of the oil layer should be of the order of
(a) 1 cm
(b) 10 \( \mathring{A} \)
(c) 1000 \( \mathring{A} \)
(d) 100 \( \mathring{A} \)
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (c) 1000 \( \mathring{A} \)

Explanation:
1. Thin-film interference is seen when the film thickness is comparable to the wavelength of light.
2. Wavelengths are about 4000 to 7000 Å, so a thickness of the order of 1000 Å is suitable.

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Question 7: In Young's double slit experiment, 12 fringes are obtained in a certain segment of the screen when light of wavelength 600 nm is used. If the wavelength is changed to 400 nm, the number of fringes in the same segment is
(a) 12
(b) 18
(c) 24
(d) 30
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (b) 18

Explanation:
1. Fringe width \( \beta\propto\lambda \), so the number of fringes in a fixed segment is proportional to \( 1/\lambda \).
2. \( N=12\times600/400=18 \).

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Question 8: In Young's double slit experiment the distance between the two sources is 0.1 mm and the screen is 20 cm from the sources. The wavelength of light is 5460 \( \mathring{A} \). The angular position of the first dark fringe is
(a) 0.16\(^\circ\)
(b) 0.08\(^\circ\)
(c) 0.20\(^\circ\)
(d) 0.32\(^\circ\)
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (a) 0.16\(^\circ\)

Explanation:
1. For the first dark fringe, \( d\sin\theta=\lambda/2 \).
2. \( \theta=\dfrac{\lambda}{2d}=\dfrac{5460\times10^{-10}}{2\times10^{-4}}=2.73\times10^{-3} \) rad.
3. \( \theta=2.73\times10^{-3}\times\dfrac{180}{\pi}\approx0.16^\circ \).

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Question 9: Two beams of light of intensities I and 4I interfere to produce a fringe pattern. The phase difference between the beams is \( \pi/2 \) at point A and \( \pi \) at point B. The difference between the resultant intensities at A and B is
(a) 2I
(b) 4I
(c) 5I
(d) 7I
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (b) 4I

Explanation:
1. \( I_R=I_1+I_2+2\sqrt{I_1I_2}\cos\phi \).
2. At A: \( I_A=I+4I+0=5I \). At B: \( I_B=5I-4I=I \).
3. Difference \( =5I-I=4I \).

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Question 10: In a Young's double slit experiment using red and blue light of wavelengths 600 nm and 480 nm, the value of n for which the nth red fringe coincides with the (n + 1)th blue fringe is
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 2
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (a) 4

Explanation:
1. \( n\lambda_r=(n+1)\lambda_b \), so \( 600n=480(n+1) \).
2. \( 120n=480 \), so \( n=4 \).

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Question 11: In Young's double slit experiment the distance between the two sources is 1 mm and the distance between the screen and the sources is 1 m. If the fringe width on the screen is 0.06 cm, the wavelength \( \lambda \) is
(a) 6000 \( \mathring{A} \)
(b) 4000 \( \mathring{A} \)
(c) 1200 \( \mathring{A} \)
(d) 2400 \( \mathring{A} \)
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (a) 6000 \( \mathring{A} \)

Explanation:
1. \( \beta=\lambda D/d \), so \( \lambda=\beta d/D=6\times10^{-4}\times10^{-3}/1 \).
2. \( \lambda=6\times10^{-7} \) m = 6000 Å.

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Question 12: Two slits 4 mm apart are illuminated by light of wavelength 6000 \( \mathring{A} \). The fringe width on a screen placed 2 m from the slits is
(a) 0.12 mm
(b) 0.3 mm
(c) 3.0 mm
(d) 4.0 mm
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Answer: (b) 0.3 mm

Explanation:
1. \( \beta=\dfrac{\lambda D}{d}=\dfrac{6\times10^{-7}\times2}{4\times10^{-3}} \).
2. \( \beta=3\times10^{-4} \) m = 0.3 mm.

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Question 13: Three waves of equal frequency having amplitudes 10 mm, 4 mm and 7 mm arrive at a given point with successive phase differences of \( \pi/2 \). The amplitude of the resulting wave (in mm) is
(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 7
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Answer: (a) 5

Explanation:
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2. Horizontal: \( 10-7=3 \); vertical: 4.
3. Resultant \( =\sqrt{3^2+4^2}=5 \) mm.

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Question 14: A beam of light consists of two wavelengths 650 nm and 520 nm and illuminates the slits of a Young's double slit experiment. The order of the bright fringe of the longer wavelength that coincides with a bright fringe of the shorter wavelength at the least distance from the central maximum is
(a) 4
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(d) 3
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (a) 4

Explanation:
1. \( n_1(650)=n_2(520) \), so \( n_1:n_2=520:650=4:5 \).
2. The smallest integers are \( n_1=4 \) (650 nm) and \( n_2=5 \) (520 nm).

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Question 15: In a Young's double slit experiment, light of wavelength 500 nm is used. A uniform glass plate of refractive index 1.5 and thickness 0.1 mm is placed in the path of one of the interfering beams. The number of fringes that shift across the cross wire is
(a) 100
(b) 200
(c) 300
(d) 400
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Answer: (a) 100

Explanation:
1. Number of fringes shifted \( =\dfrac{(\mu-1)t}{\lambda} \).
2. \( =\dfrac{0.5\times10^{-4}}{5\times10^{-7}}=100 \).

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Question 16: The distance between the first and the sixth minima in the diffraction pattern of a single slit is 0.5 mm. The screen is 0.5 m from the slit and the wavelength of light is 5000 \( \mathring{A} \). The slit width is
(a) 5 mm
(b) 2.5 mm
(c) 1.25 mm
(d) 1.0 mm
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Answer: (b) 2.5 mm

Explanation:
1. Five minima intervals span 0.5 mm, so each is 0.1 mm: \( \lambda D/a=0.1 \) mm.
2. \( a=\dfrac{\lambda D}{0.1\ \text{mm}}=\dfrac{5\times10^{-7}\times0.5}{10^{-4}}=2.5\times10^{-3} \) m.

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Question 17: Plane microwaves are incident on a long slit of width 5 cm. The wavelength of the microwaves if the first minimum is formed at 30\(^\circ\) is
(a) 2.5 cm
(b) 2 cm
(c) 25 cm
(d) 2 mm
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (a) 2.5 cm

Explanation:
1. For the first minimum \( a\sin\theta=\lambda \).
2. \( \lambda=5\times\sin30^\circ=2.5 \) cm.

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Question 18: A plane wave of wavelength 6250 \( \mathring{A} \) is incident normally on a slit of width \( 2\times10^{-2} \) cm. The width of the principal maximum on a screen 50 cm away is
(a) 0.3125 cm
(b) 3.125 cm
(c) 0.03125 cm
(d) 312 cm
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (a) 0.3125 cm

Explanation:
1. Width of the central maximum \( =\dfrac{2\lambda D}{a} \).
2. \( =\dfrac{2\times6.25\times10^{-7}\times0.5}{2\times10^{-4}}=3.125\times10^{-3} \) m = 0.3125 cm.

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Question 19: Light of wavelength 6000 \( \mathring{A} \) is incident on a single slit. The first minimum of the diffraction pattern is obtained at 4 mm from the centre, with the screen 2 m from the slit. The slit width is
(a) 0.3 mm
(b) 0.2 mm
(c) 0.15 mm
(d) 0.1 mm
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (a) 0.3 mm

Explanation:
1. \( a\sin\theta\approx a\dfrac yD=\lambda \).
2. \( a=\dfrac{\lambda D}{y}=\dfrac{6\times10^{-7}\times2}{4\times10^{-3}}=3\times10^{-4} \) m = 0.3 mm.

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Question 20: The Fraunhofer diffraction pattern of a single slit is formed in the focal plane of a lens of focal length 1 m. The slit width is 0.3 mm. If the third minimum is at 5 mm from the central maximum, the wavelength of light is
(a) 5000 \( \mathring{A} \)
(b) 2500 \( \mathring{A} \)
(c) 7500 \( \mathring{A} \)
(d) 8500 \( \mathring{A} \)
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (a) 5000 \( \mathring{A} \)

Explanation:
1. For the nth minimum \( a\,y_n/f=n\lambda \).
2. \( \lambda=\dfrac{a\,y}{3f}=\dfrac{3\times10^{-4}\times5\times10^{-3}}{3\times1}=5\times10^{-7} \) m = 5000 Å.

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