Diffraction of Light

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Diffraction of Light: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Single Slit Diffraction Pattern and Interference,Single Slit Diffraction Pattern and Energy Conservation etc.

Important Questions on Diffraction of Light

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 In Young's double slit experiment, a mica slit of thickness t and refractive index µ is introduced in the ray from the μ first source S. By how much distance the fringes pattern will be displaced
 

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How energy is consereved in double slit interference and single slit diffraction?

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Draw and compare the intensity graph of single slit diffraction and double slit interference.

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State two differences between doubleslit interference and single slit diffraction patterns.

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Which one of the following statement is true for both the interference and diffraction?

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In a double-slit experiment, two slits are 2 mm apart and the screen is placed 1 m away. Sodium light of wavelength 589 nm is used to observe the fringe pattern. What will be the width of each slit to obtain 10 maxima of a double-slit pattern within the central maxima of the single slit pattern?

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If Io is the intensity of the principal maximum in the single slit diffraction pattern, then what will be the intensity when the slit width is doubled?

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The diffraction fringes obtained by a single slit are of

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In a single slit diffraction pattern, a light of wavelength 6000 Ao is used. The distance between the first and third minima in the diffraction pattern is found to be 3 mm when the screen is placed 50 cm away from slits. The width of the slit is ____×10-4 m.

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Diffraction pattern of a single slit consists of a central bright band which is