Which of the following phenomenon is not common to sound and light waves?
interference
diffraction
coherence
polarisation
The maximum number of possible interference maxima for slit-separation equal to twice the wavelength in Young's double slit experiment, is
three
five
infinite
zero
In a certain double slit experimental arrangement, interference fringes of width 1.0 mm each are observed when light of wavelength 5000 Å is used. Keeping the set up unaltered, if the source is replaced by another of wavelength 6000 Å, the fringe width will be
0.5
1.0 mm
1.2 mm
1.5 mm
In Young's double slit experiment using red and blue lights of wavelengths 600 nm and 480 nm respectively, the value of n for which the nth red fringe coincides with (n + 1)th blue fringe is
A slit of width a is illuminated by white light. The first minimum for red light will fall at 30o, when a is
3250 Å
6.5 × 10-4 mm
1.3 micron
2.6 x 10-4 mm
λa and λm are the wavelengths of a beam of light in air and in a medium respectively. If θ is the polarising angle, the correct relation between λa , λm and θ is
λa = λm tan2 θ
λm = λa tan2 θ
λa = λm cot θ
λm = λa cot θ
In Young's experiment, the ratio of maximum and minimum intensities in the fringe system is 9:1. The ratio of amplitudes of coherent sources is
9 :1
3 :1
2 :1
1 :1
Two coherent light sources S1 and S2 (λ = 6000 Å) are 1 mm apart from each other. The screen is placed at a distance of 25 cm from the sources. The width of the fringes on the screen should be
0.015 cm
0.025 cm
0.010 cm
0.030 cm
A thin transparent sheet is introduced in front of a Young's double slit experiment. The fringe width will
increase
decrease
remain the same
become non-uniform
The resolution limit of the eye is 1. At a distance of x km from the eye, two persons stand with a lateral separation of 3 metres. For the two persons to be just resolved by the naked eye, x should be
10 km
15 km
20 km
30 km