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1. In a Young's double slit experiment, the width separated by a gap of 0.5 mm, and the screen is
placed at a distance of 0.5 m from them. The
of the one of the slit is three times the other slit.
distance between the first and the third bright
The amplitude of the light coming from a slit is fringe formed when the slits are illuminated by
proportional to the slit-width. Find the ratio of a monochromatic light of 5890 Å is :-
the maximum to the minimum intensity in the (1) 1178 × 10–9 m (2) 1178 × 10–6 m
interference pattern. (3) 1178 × 10–12 m (4) 5890 × 10–7 m
(1) 1 : 4 (2) 3 : 1 8. A galaxy is moving away from the earth at a
(3) 4 : 1 (4) 2 : 1 speed of 286 kms–1. The shift in the wavelength
2. An unpolarized light beam is incident on the of a red line at 630 nm is x × l0–10 m. The value
polarizer of a polarization experiment and the of x, to the nearest integer, is_____.
intensity of light beam emerging from the [Take the value of speed of light c,
analyzer is measured as 100 Lumens. Now, if as 3 × 108 ms–1]
the analyzer is rotated around the horizontal 9. In the Young's double slit experiment, the
axis (direction of light) by 30° in clockwise distance between the slits varies in time as
direction, the intensity of emerging light will be d(t) = d0 + a0 sinwt ; where d0, w and a0 are
_______ Lumens. constants. The difference between the largest
3. If the source of light used in a Young's double fringe width and the smallest fringe width
slit experiment is changed from red to violet : obtained over time is given as :
(1) consecutive fringe lines will come closer. 2lD(d ) 2lDa
(1) 2 20 (2) 2 02
(2) the central bright fringe will become a dark (d 0 - a 0 ) (d0 - a 0 )
fringe. lD lD
(3) the fringes will become brighter. (3) a0 (4)
(4) the intensity of minima will increase. d02
d0 + a0
4. Two coherent light sources having intensity in 10. In Young's double slit experiment, if the source
the ratio 2x produce an interference pattern. of light changes from orange to blue then :
I -I (1) the central bright fringe will become a dark
The ratio max min will be : fringe.
I max + I min (2) the distance between consecutive fringes
2 2x 2x will decrease.
(1) (2) (3) the distance between consecutive fringes
x +1 2x + 1 will increase.
2x 2 2x (4) the intensity of the minima will increase.
(3) (4) 11. The difference in the number of waves when
x +1 2x + 1
yellow light propagates through air and vacuum
5. Consider the diffraction pattern obtained from
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columns of the same thickness is one. The

the sunlight incident on a pinhole of diameter
thickness of the air column is ______ mm.
0.1mm. If the diameter of the pinhole is slightly [Refractive index of air = 1.0003, wavelength of
increased, it will affect the diffraction pattern yellow light in vacuum = 6000 Å]
such thtat : 12. White light is passed through a double slit and
(1) its size decreases, and intensity decreases interference is observed on a screen 1.5 m
(2) its size increases, and intensity increases away. The separation between the slits is 0.3
(3) its size increases, but intensity decreases mm. The first violet and red fringes are formed
(4) its size decreases, but intensity increases 2.0 mm and 3.5 mm away from the central
6. In a Young's double slit experiment two slits are white fringes. The difference in wavelengths of
separated by 2 mm and the screen is placed one red and voilet light is ......... nm.
meter away. When a light of wavelength 500 13. A source of light is placed in front of a screen.
nm is used, the fringe separation will be: Intensity of light on the screen is I. Two
(1) 0.25 mm (2) 0.50 mm Polaroids P1 and P2 are so placed in between the
(3) 0.75 mm (4) 1 mm source of light and screen that the intensity of
light on screen is I/2. P2 should be rotated by an
angle of ........... (degrees) so that the intensity of
3I
light on the screen becomes .
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14. The light waves from two coherent sources 16. In a Young's double slit experiment, the slits are
have same intensity I1 = I2 = I0. In interference separated by 0.3 mm and the screen is 1.5 m
pattern the intensity of light at minima is away from the plane of slits. Distance between
[Link] will be the intensity of light at fourth bright fringes on both sides of central
maxima ? bright is 2.4 cm. The frequency of light used
(1) I0 (2) 2 I0 (3) 5 I0 (4) 4 I0 is_____× 1014 Hz.
15. A fringe width of 6 mm was produced for two 17. The width of one of the two slits in a Young's
slits separated by 1 mm apart. The screen is double slit experiment is three times the other
placed 10 m away. The wavelength of light slit. If the amplitude of the light coming from a
used is 'x' nm. The value of 'x' to the nearest
slit is proportional to the slit-width, the ratio of
integer is ______.
minimum to maximum intensity in the
interference pattern is x : 4 where x is _______.

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SOLUTION I1
Sol. Given that, = 2x
1. Official Ans. by NTA (3) I2
Sol. Amplitude µ Width of slit We know,
Þ A2 = 3A1
( ) ( )
2 2
Imax = I1 + I 2 & Imin = I1 - I 2
2
I max æ I1 + I 2 ö
=ç ÷ I max - I min 2 I1I 2 2 I1 / I 2 2 2x
I min ç| I - I |÷ \ = = =
è 1 2 ø I max + I min I1 + I 2 I1 2x + 1
+1
I2
Q Intensity I µ A2
5. Official Ans. by NTA (4)
2
I max æ A + A2 ö ml
Þ =ç 1 ÷ Sol. sin q =
I min è | A1 - A2 | ø a
2
when a increases, q decreases,
æ A + 3A1 ö width decreases
=ç 1 ÷
è | A1 - 3A1 | ø width decreases so intensity will increases
2 6. Official Ans. by NTA (1)
æ 4A1 ö
=ç ÷ =4:1 lD 500 ´ 10 -9 ´ 1
è 2A1 ø Sol. b= =
d 2 ´ 10 -3
2. Official Ans. by NTA (75) 5
b= ´ 10 -4 m = 2.5 ´ 10 -1 mm
I0 Polarizer Analyzer 2
I0/2 I0/2 = 100 lumens
Sol. b = 0.25 mm
7. Official Ans. by NTA (2)
Assuming initially axis of Polarizer and lD 5890 ´ 10-10 ´ 0.5
Sol. b= =
Analyzer are parallel d 0.5 ´ 10-3
= 589 × 10–6 m
I0 Polarizer Analyzer
I0/2
2
I0/2 cos 30° Distance between first and third bright fringe is
30°
2b = 2×589 × 10–6 m
= 1178 × 10–6 m Ans. (2)
I0 8. Official Ans. by NTA (6)
Now emerging intensity = cos2 30°
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2 Dl
2 Sol. c= v
æ 3ö 3 l
= 100 çç ÷÷ = 100 × = 75
è 2 ø 4 v 286
Dl = ´ l = ´ 630 ´ 10-9
c 3 ´ 105
Ans. 75 = 6 × 10–10
3. Official Ans. by NTA (1) 9. Official Ans. by NTA (2)
l.D lD
Sol. b= Sol. Fringe Width, b =
d d
bmax Þ dmin and bmin Þ dmax
lR > lV
d = d0 + a0 sinwt
lR D l D dmax = d0 + a0 and dmin = d0 – a0
bR = and bV = V
d d lD lD
\ b min = and \ b max =
bR > b V d0 + a0 d0 – a0
Fringe pattern will shrink. lD lD 2lDa
b max – bmin = - = 2 02
Option (1) is correct. d 0 – a0 d 0 + a 0 d 0 – a 0
4. Official Ans. by NTA (4) 10. Official Ans. by NTA (2)

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Sol. Fringe width = lD/d 13. Official Ans. by NTA (30)
I
as l decreases , fringe width also decreases Sol. I = 0 cos2 f
2
11. Official Ans. by NTA (2)
Sol. Thickness t = nl
So, n lvac = (n + 1) lair
l
n l = (n + 1)
µair

1 10 4
n= =
µ air – 1 3

t = nl
10 4
= ´ 6000Å = 2 mm I 3I
3 cos 2 f =
2 8
12. Official Ans. by NTA (300) 3
cos2 f =
Dl 4
Sol. Position of bright fringe y = n
d 3
cos2 f = Þ f = 30
2
Dl r Ans. 30
y1 of red = = 3.5mm
d 14. Official Ans. by NTA (4)
( )
2
d -3
Sol. Imax = I1 + I 2 = 4Io
l r = 3.5 ´10
D 15. Official Ans. by NTA (600)
lD bd
d Sol. b = ;l=
Similarly l v = 2 ´10-3 d D
D
6 ´ 10 ´ 10 -3
-3

æ 0.3 ´ 10-3 ö l=
l r - l v = (1.5 ´ 10-3 ) ç ÷ 10
è 1.5 ø l = 6 × 10–7 m = 600 × 10–9 m
= 3 × 10–7 = 300 nm l = 600 nm
16. Official Ans. by NTA (5)

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Ans. 300.0
8 lD
Sol. 8b = 2.4 cm; = 2.4 cm
d
8 ´1.5 ´ c
= 2.4 × 10–2
0.3 ´10 -3 ´ f
f = 5 × 1014 Hz
17. Official Ans. by NTA (1)
Sol. Given amplitude µ slit width
Also intensity µ (Amplitude)2 µ (Slit width)2
2
I1 æ 3 ö
= = 9 Þ I1 = 9I 2
I 2 çè 1 ÷ø
2
I min æ I1 - I 2 ö æ 3 - 1 ö
2
1 x
=ç ÷ =ç ÷ = =
I max èç I1 + I 2 ø÷ è 3 + 1 ø 4 4
Þ x = 1.00