
Explain the effect of the diffraction of sound wave in our daily lives.
Important Questions on Properties of Waves





What is diffraction of light?

Write definitions:
Diffraction of light.





In the figure below, and are two equally intense coherent sources emitting radiation of wavelength The separation between and is and the phase of is ahead of that of by and C are three distinct point of observation, each equidistant from the midpoint of PQ. The intensities of radiation at will be in the ratio :



The position of the direct image obtained at when a monochromatic beam of light is passed through a plane transmission grating at normal incidence is shown in figure. The diffracted images and correspond to the first, second and third order diffraction. When the source is replaced by another source of shorter wavelength





When a tiny circular obstacle is placed in the path of light from a distant source, a bright spot is seen at the centre of the shadow of the obstacle. Explain why?

