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In a single-slit diffraction experiment , the width of the slit is made double the original width. How does this affect the size and intensity of the central diffraction band.

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Important Questions on Ray Optics

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The speed of light in denser medium is _____ than speed in rarer medium.
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The refractive index of the material of lens are 1.56 and 1.53 for yellow and red colours of light respectively. If the focal length of lens for yellow colour is 20 cm then calculate the focal length of lens for red colour.
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Which colour of the light has the longest wavelength?
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Red light differs from blue light as they have :
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A carrot looks orange in colour because of the β carotene molecule in it. This means that the β carotene molecule absorbs light of wavelengths,
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The radii of curvature of the faces of a double convex lens made of glass, are 10 cm and 15 cm. Its focal length is 12 cm.

a Find the refractive index of glass

b Calculate its new focal length if the lens is completely immersed in water ( Refractive index of water is 43)

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In visible light wavelength of _____ colour is minimum. 
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The dimensional formula of μ00 is _____
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The relative permittivity of distilled water is 81. The velocity of light in it will be: (Given μr=1
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The correct representation of wavelength intensity relationship of an ideal black body radiation at two different temperatures T1 and T2 is
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A compound microscope consists of an objective lens of focal length 1 cm and an eye piece of focal length 5 cm with a separation of 10 cm. The distance between an object and the objective lens, at which the strain on the eye is minimum is n40cm. The value of n is.......
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Light follows wave nature because
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In a medium the speed of light wave decreases to 0.2 times to its speed in free space. The ratio of relative permittivity to the refractive index of the medium is x:1. The value of x is ______.

(Given speed of light in free space =3×108 m s-1 and for the given medium μr=1)

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The order of wavelength of visible rays is
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How fast would a rocket have to go relative to an observer for its length to be corrected to 99% of its length at rest? c=3×108ms-1

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Why is the ratio of the velocities of light of wavelengths 4000 Å & 8000 Å in vacuum 1:1? Which of the above wavelengths has a higher frequency?
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Car B overtakes another car A at a relative speed of 40 m s-1. How fast will the image of car B appear to move in the mirror of focal length 10 cm fitted in car A, when the car B is 1.9 m away from the car A?
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The following graph depicts the inverse of magnification versus the distance between the object and lens data for a setup. The focal length of the lens used in the setup is

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Distance between the object and the lens m

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For a concave lens of focal length f, the relation between object and image distance u and v, respectively, from its pole can best be represented by (u=v is the reference line):