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Statement-I: For the situation shown in figure, two identical coherent sources of light produce interference pattern on the screen. The intensity of minima nearest to S1 is not exactly zero.

Statement-Il: Minimum intensity is zero when interfering waves have same intensity at the location of superposition.

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Important Questions on Wave Optics

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What are coherent sources? Define interference of light. Obtain the condition for constructive and destructive interference of light.
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Two point sources S1 and S2 separated by a distance 10 μm emit light waves of wavelength 4 μm in phase. A circular wire of radius 40 μm is placed around the sources as shown in figure, then (O is the centre of the circle and OS1=OS2)

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To demonstrate the phenomena of interference, we require
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What do you understand by the term 'interference'? Describe Young's double slit experiment and discuss the formation of fringes.
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Two coherent sources of light interfere and produce fringe patterns on a screen. For central maximum, the phase difference between the two waves will be
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What do you understand by the term ‘interference of light'? Mention the necessary conditions for sustained interference.
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Which of the following is wrong for interference fringes?
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Prove that the superposition of two waves from two coherent sources having displacements y1=a sinωt and y2=a sinωt+ϕ at a point produce the resultant intensity I=4a2cos2ϕ2.
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The intensity at the maximum in a Young's double slit experiment is I0. Distance between two slits is d=5λ, where λ is the wavelength of light used in the experiment. What will be the intensity in front of one of the slits on the screen placed at a distance D=10?
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Two monochromatic light waves are travelling with same frequency and constant phase difference. If both waves interfere, then
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Define the interference of light. Mention the condition for conditions for constructive and destructive interference.
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A monochromatic light source S of wavelength 440 nm is placed slightly above a plane mirror M as shown below. Image of S in M can be used as a virtual source to produce interference fringes on the screen. The distance of source S from O is 20.0 cm and the distance of screen, from O is 100.0 cm (the figure is not to scale). If the angle θ=0.50×10-3 radians, then the width of the interference fringes observed on the screen is:
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What is interference of light waves. State two essential conditions to observe it.
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Explain interference of light and mention essential conditions for it. Derive the formula for fringe width fringe by giving the principle of Young's experiment.
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Write three points of difference between interference and diffraction.
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What do you understand by interference of light? Write the factors affecting the fringe width of light.
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Write the wavelength range of visible light.
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Two coherent plane waves of identical frequency, polarization and intensity I interfere at a point where they differ in phase by 60°. What is the resulting intensity?
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A beam of mono-energetic electrons, which have been accelerated from rest by a potential U, is used to form an interference pattern in a Young's double slit experiment. The electrons are now accelerated by potential 4U. Then, the fringe width,
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A parallel beam of light is incident on a tank filled with water up to a height of 61.5 mm as shown in the figure below. Ultrasonic waves of frequency 0.5 MHz are sent along the length of the water column using a transducer placed at the top, and they form longitudinal standing waves in the water. Which of the schematic plots below best describes the intensity distribution of the light as seen on the screen? Take the speed of sound in water to be 1,500 m s-1.
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