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State Huygen's principle. Using Huygen's wave theory, prove the laws of reflection.

Important Questions on Wave Optics

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Using Huygen's principle, show that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection when a plane wavefront is reflected by a plane surface.

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What is wave front? Explain laws of refraction of light on the basis of Huygens wave theory. Draw necessary ray diagram.
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Using Huygens' construction, explain reflection of a plane wave by a plane surface
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A monochromatic light wave is incident normally on a glass slab of thickness d, as shown in the figure. The refractive index of the slab increases linearly from n1 to n2 over the height h. Which of the following statement(s) is(are) true about the light wave emerging out of the slab?

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Using Huygens' principle, establish the law of reflection.
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Prove the laws of reflection using Huygens' principle.
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Use Huygen’s principle to verify the laws of refraction.
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What is the geometrical shape of the wavefront for light emerging out of a convex lens when a point-source is placed at the focus of the lens?
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Using Huygens’s wave theory, derive Snell’s law of refraction.
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Derive the law of reflection using Huygen's Wave Theory.
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Calculate the longest wavelength that can be analysed by a rock salt crystal of spacing d=2.82 Ao in the first order.

 

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Define the term wavefront. Using Huygen's wave theory, verify the law of reflection.
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State Huygens' principle.

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Arrive at Snell's law of refraction, using Huygen's principle for refraction of a plane wave.
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On a hot summer night, the refractive index of air is the smallest near the ground and increases with a height from the ground. When a light beam is directed horizontally, the Huygens' principle leads us to conclude that as it travels, the light beam,

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Considering the fact that the speed of light in glass is not independent of the colour of light, which of the statement is true?
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The shape of wave front at a very large distance from source is ________.
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Write the Huygens principle and prove the Snell's law of refractive with its help.
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Deduce  Snell's law of refraction for a plane wave using Huygens' principle.

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Define the term "refractive index" of a medium. Verify Snell's law of refraction when a plane wavefront is propagating from a denser to a rarer medium.