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ADDITIONAL EXERCISE
ON
WAVE OPTICS

1. A thin film of thickness t and index of refraction 1.33 coats a glass with index of refraction 1.50. What
is the least thickness t that will strongly reflect light with wavelength 600 nm incident normally?
(A) 226 nm (B) 300 nm (C) 400 nm (D) 450 nm
2. It is necessary to coat a glass lens with a non-reflecting layer. If the wavelength of the light in the
coating is l, the best choice is a layer of material having an index of refraction between those of glass
and air and a minimum thickness of :-

l 3l
(A) (B) l (C) (D) l
4 2 8
3. Plane wavefronts are incident on a glass slab which has refractive index as a function of distance Z,
according to the relation m = m0(1–Z2/ Z 20 ). This glass slab can acts as lens of focal length F. By using
the concept of optical path length calculate the focal length of the slab. Consider t and z to be very
small as compared to F.

(A) Z 20 /(2m0t) (B) Z 20 /(m0t) (C) m0 Z 20 /(2t) (D) None

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4. A Young's double slit experiment uses a monochromatic source. The shape of the interference fringes
formed on a screen is :- [AIEEE-2005]
(A) hyperbola (B) circle (C) straight line (D) parabola
5. When an unpolarized light of intensity I0 is incident on a polarizing sheet, the intensity of the light
which does not get transmitted is :- [AIEEE-2005]
1 1
(A) I (B) I0 (C) zero (D) I0
2 0 4
6. If I0 is the intensity of the principle maximum in the single slit diffraction pattern, then what will be its
intensity when the slit width is doubled :- [AIEEE-2005]
I0
(A) 2I0 (B) 4I0 (C) I0 (D)
2

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7. Two point white dots are 1 mm apart on a black paper. They are viewed by eye of pupil diameter
3 mm. Approximately, what is the maximum distance at which these dots can be resolved by the eye?
[Take wavelength of light = 500 nm] [AIEEE-2005]
(A) 5 m (B) 1 m (C) 6 m (D) 3 m

8. In Young's double slit experiment maximum intensity is I then the angular position where the intensity
I
becomes is : [IIT-JEE (Scr) 2005]
4

æ lö æ lö æ lö æ lö
(A) sin–1 çè ÷ø (B) sin–1 çè ÷ø (C) sin–1 çè ÷ø (D) sin–1 çè ÷ø
d 3d 2d 4d
9. In Young’s double slit experiment an electron beam is used to form a fringe pattern instead of light. If
speed of the electrons is increased then the fringe width will : [JEE' 2005 (Scr)]
(A) increase (B) decrease
(C) remain same (D) no fringe pattern will be formed
10. Consider a case of thin film interference as shown. Thickness of film is equal to wavelength of light
in m2.

(A) Reflected light will be maxima if m1 < m2 < m3

(B) Reflected light will be maxima if m1 < m2 > m3
(C) Transmitted light will be maxima if m1 > m2 > m3
(D) Transmitted light will be maxima if m1 > m2 < m3
Paragraph for Question No. 11 to 13
In a modified Young’s double slit experiment, there are three identical parallel slits S 1, S2 and S3. A
coherent monochromatic beam of wavelength 700 nm, having plane wavefronts, falls on the slits.
The intensity of the central point O on the screen is found to be I0 W/m2. The distance
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S1S2 = S2S3 = 0.7mm and screen is 30 cm from slits.

11. Find the intensity on the screen at O if S1 and S3 are covered.
I0 I0 I0 I0
(A) (B) (C) (D)
7 7 6 6
12. Find the intensity on the screen at O if only S3 is covered.

3I o 3I 0 3I 0 I0
(A) (B) (C) (D)
7 7 7 2
13. All three slits are now uncovered and a transparent plate of thickness 1.4 mm and refractive index
1.25 is placed in front of S2. Resultant intensity at point O is
(A) 3I0/7 (C) 4 I0/7 (D) 5 I0 /7 (D) 6 I0 /7

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14. Our discussion of the techniques for determining constructive and destructive interference by reflection
from a thin film in air has been confined to rays striking the film at nearly normal incidence. Assume
that a ray is incident at an angle of 45° (relative to the normal) on a film with an index of refraction of
Ö2. Calculate the minimum thickness for constructive interference if the light is sodium light with a
wavelength of 600 nm.
15. A broad source of light of wavelength 680nm illuminates normally two glass plates 120mm long that
meet at one end and are separated by a wire 0.048 mm in diameter at the other end. Find the number
of bright fringes formed over the 120 mm distance.

16. Visible light of is incident normally on a thin sheet of plastic in air. The reflected light has a minima
only for l = 480 nm and l = 640 nm in the visible spectrum. The minimum thickness of the film
(µ = 2.4) is x × 10–7 m.
17. If the slits of the double slit were moved symmetrically apart with relative velocity v, calculate the
number of fringes passing per unit time at a distance x from the centre of the fringe system formed
on a screen y distance away from the double slits if wavelength of light is l. Assume
y >> d & d >> l.
18. A screen is at a distance D = 80 cm from a diaphragm having two narrow slits S1 and S2 which are
d = 2 mm apart. Slit S1 is covered by a transparent sheet of thickness t1 = 2.5 mm and S2 by another
sheet of thickness t2 = 1.25 mm as shown in figure. Both sheets are made of same material having
refractive index m = 1.40. Water is filled in space between diaphragm and screen. A monochromatic
light beam of wavelength l = 5000 Å is incident normally on the diaphragm. Assuming intensity of
beam to be uniform and slits of equal width, calculate ratio of intensity at C to maximum intensity of
interference pattern obtained on the screen, where C is foot of perpendicular bisector of S1S2. (Refractive
index of water, mw = 4/3)
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19. A coherent parallel beam of microwaves of wavelength l = 0.5 mm

falls on a Young's double slit apparatus. The separation between the
slits is 1 mm. The intensity of microwaves is measured on screen placed
parallel to the plane of the slits at a distance of 1 m from it, as shown in
the figure. [IIT-JEE 1998]
(a) If the incident beam falls normally on the double slit apparatus, find
the y- coordinates of all the interference minima on the screen .
(b) If the incident beam makes an angle of 30º with the x - axis (as in the dotted arrow shown in the
figure), find the y - coordinates of the first minima on either side of the central maximum.

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20. The rms value of the electric field of the light coming from the sun is 720 N/C. The average total
energy density of the electromagnetic wave is :- [AIEEE-2006]
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(A) 4.58 × 10 J/m 3 –9
(B) 6.37 × 10 J/m 3

(C) 81.35 × 10–12 J/m3 (D) 3.3 × 10–3 J/m3

l
21. In a Young's double slit experiment the intensity at a point where the path difference is (l being the
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wavelength of the light used) is I. If I0 denotes the maximum intensity, I/I0 is equal to :-
[AIEEE-2007]
1 3 1 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 4

Directions : Questions No. 22, 23 and 24 are based on the following paragraph.
Wave property of electrons implies that they will show diffraction effects. Davission and Germer
demonstrated this by diffracting electrons from crystals. The law governing the diffraction from a
crystal is obtained by requiring that electron waves reflected from the planes of atoms in a crystal
interfere constructively (see figure)

Incoming Outgoing
Electrons i Electrons

Crystal plane

22. In an experiment, electrons are made to pass through a narrow slit of width 'd' comparable to their
de-Broglie wavelength. They are detected on a screen at a distance 'D' from the slit (see figure).
Which of the following graphs can be expected to represent the number of electrons 'N' detected as a
function of the detector position 'y' (y = 0 corresponds to the middle of the slit) ? [AIEEE-2008]

d y=0
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y y y y

(A) N d (B) N d (C) N d (D) N d

23. Electrons accelerated by potential V are diffracted from a crystal. If d = 1Å and i = 30° V should be
about (h = 6.6 × 10–34 Js, me = 9.1 × 10–31 kg, e = 1.6 × 10–19 C) : [AIEEE-2008]
(A) 2000 V (B) 50 V (C) 500 V (D) 1000 V

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24. If a strong diffraction peak is observed when electrons are incident at an angle 'i' from the normal to
the crystal planes with distance 'd' between them (see figure), de-Broglie wavelength ldB of electrons
can be calculated by the relationship (n is an integer): [AIEEE-2008]
(A) d sin i = n ldB (B) 2d cos i = n ldB
(C) 2d sin i = n ldB (D) d cos i = n ldB
25. Some laws/processes are given in Column-I. Match these with the physical phenomena given in
Column-II [IIT-JEE 2006]
Column-I Column-II
(A) Intensity of light received by lens (p) Radius of aperture (R)
(B) Angular magnification (q) dispersion of lens
(C) Length of telescope (r) focal length f0, fe
(D) Sharpness of image (s) spherical aberration
Paragraph for Question Nos. 26 to 28
The figure shows a surface XY separating two transparent media, medium-1 and medium-2. The lines
ab and cd represent wavefronts of a light wave traveling in medium-1 and incident on XY. The lines
ef and gh represent wavefronts of the light wave in medium-2 after refraction. [IIT-JEE 2007]

26. Light travels as a :-

(A) parallel beam in each medium
(B) convergent beam in each medium
(C) divergent beam in each medium
(D) divergent beam in one medium and convergent beam in the other medium
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27. The phases of the light wave at c, d, e and f are fc, fd, fe and ff respectively. It is given that fc ¹ ff.
(A) fc cannot be equal to fd
(B) fd can be equal to fe
(C) (fd – ff) is equal to (fc – fe)
(D) (fd – fc) is not equal to (ff – fe)
28. Speed of light is
(A) the same in medium-1 and medium-2
(B) larger in medium-1 than in medium-2
(C) larger in medium-2 than in medium-1
(D) different at b and d

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29. In a Young's double slit experiment, the separation between the two slits is d and the wavelength of
the light is l. The intensity of light falling on slit 1 is four times the intensity of light falling on slit 2.
Choose the correct choice(s). [IIT-JEE 2008]
(A) If d = l, the screen will contain only one maximum
(B) If l < d < 2l, at least one more maximum (besides the central max.) will be observed on the screen
(C) If the intensity of light falling on slit 1 is reduced so that it becomes equal to that of slit 2, the
intensities of the observed dark and bright fringes will increase
(D) If the intensity of light falling on slit 2 is increased so that it becomes equal to that of slit 1, the
intensities of the observed dark and bright fringes will increase

ANSWER KEY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
1. Ans. (A) 2. Ans. (A) 3. Ans. (A) 4. Ans. (C)
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5. Ans. (A) 6. Ans. (B) 7. Ans. (A) 8. Ans. (B)

9. Ans. (B) 10. Ans. (A,D) 11. Ans. (B) 12. Ans. (C)
13. Ans. (A) 14. Ans. 122.5 nm 15. Ans. 141 16. Ans. 4
x
17. Ans. l y v 18. Ans. 3 / 4

1 3 1 3
19. Ans. (A) ± m,± m (B) + m, + m 20. Ans. (A)
15 7 15 7
21. Ans. (D) 22. Ans. (D) 23. Ans. (B) 24. Ans. (B)
25. Ans. (A) (p) ; (B) (r) ; (C) (r) ; (D) (p, q, r,s) 26. Ans. (A) 27. Ans. (C)
28. Ans. (B) 29. Ans. (A,B)