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Explain the effect of the diffraction of sound wave in our daily lives.

Important Questions on Properties of Waves

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Write essential conditions for obtaining pure spectrum.
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The luminous border that surrounds the profile of a mountain just before sun rises behind it, is an example of
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When one can notice the phenomenon of diffraction of light?
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A single slit diffraction experiment uses a slit of width of 5.5μm. The number of dark fringes produced on each side of the central bright fringe when light of wavelength 660nm is used to illuminate the screen is
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Obtain an expression for width of central maxima by diffraction of light at a single slit.
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Write definitions:

Diffraction of light.

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Which is the following colourful patterns is due to diffraction of light?
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Light travels in a straight line because
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The penetration of light into the region of geometrical shadow is called
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When a Compact Disc CD is illuminated by small source of white light coloured bands observed. This due to
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In the figure below, P and Q are two equally intense coherent sources emitting radiation of wavelength 20m. The separation between P and Q is 5m and the phase of P is ahead of that of Q by 90°.A,B and C are three distinct point of observation, each equidistant from the midpoint of PQ. The intensities of radiation at A,B,C will be in the ratio :

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The bending of beam of light around corners of obstacles is called
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Does the principle of conservation of energy hold for interference and diffraction phenomena? Explain briefly.
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The position of the direct image obtained at O, when a monochromatic beam of light is passed through a plane transmission grating at normal incidence is shown in figure. The diffracted images A, B and C correspond to the first, second and third order diffraction. When the source is replaced by another source of shorter wavelength

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The wave nature of electrons was experimentally verified by,
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The box of a pin hole camera, of length L, has a hole of radius a. It is assumed that when the hole is illuminated by a parallel beam of light of wavelength λ the spread of the spot (obtained on the opposite wall of the camera) is the sum of its geometrical spread and the spread due to diffraction. The spot would then have its minimum size (say bmin ) when:
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Will the diffraction effects from a slit be more clearly visible or less clearly visible if the slit-width is increased?
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Distance between two slits is 0.03 cm. A screen is placed at a distance of 1.5 m. Interference pattern shows that fourth bright fringe is at 1 cm from the central maximum. Wavelength of light used is
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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?