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What are the conditions of Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction?

Important Questions on Wave Optics

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Two poles are separated by a distance of 3.14 m The resolving power of human eye is 1minute of an arc. The maximum distance from which he can identify the two poles distinctly is
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Light travels in a straight line because
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The speed of electrons in a scanning electron microscope is 1×107 ms-1. If the protons having the same speed are used instead of electrons, then the resolving power of scanning proton microscope will be changed by a factor of:
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 Describe any two characteristic features which distinguish between interference and diffraction phenomena. Derive the expression for the intensity at a point of the interference pattern in Young’s double slit experiment.
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Write any two differences between and interference of light.
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For what distance is ray optics a good approximation when the aperture is 4 mm wide and the wavelength is 500 nm ?
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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A : An electron microscope can achieve better resolving power than an optical microscope.

Reason R : The de Broglie's wavelength of the electrons emitted from an electron gun is much less than wavelength of visible light.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Write four differences between interference and diffraction.
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What do you understand by diffraction? Write the difference between diffraction and interference.
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For what distance the ray optics will be a good approximation when the aperture is 5 mm wide and the wavelength is 450 nm?
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Two towers on top of two hills are 60 km apart. The line joining them passes 100 m above a hill halfway between the towers. The longest wavelength of radio waves, which can be sent between the towers without appreciable diffraction effects is

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In Fresnel's experiment, the width of the fringe depends upon the distance 

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Light of wavelength 600 nm is incident on an aperture of size 2 mm. The distance upto which light can travel such that its spread is less than the size of the aperture is
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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}

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Which of the following statement is not true for interference and diffraction?
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Find the distance up to which light of wavelength 600 nm can travel such that its spread is less than the size of an 2 mm aperture upon which it is incident.
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Which of the following statement is true for diffraction and interference pattern?
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In single slit diffraction pattern, central maxima is brighter than the successive maxima on either side while in interference all the maxima are equally bright. Explain.

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For what distance ray optics is a good approximation when the aperture is 4 mm and the wavelength of light is 400 nm?
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Fresnel diffraction is produced due to light rays falling on a small obstacle. The intensity of light at a point on a screen beyond an obstacle depends on