Test: Waves - JEE MCQ

y1= A1 sin wt
y2= A2 cos (wt + f)
Now, y2 = A2 sin (wt + f + pi/2)
So, phase difference = f + pi/2
Path Difference = (λ/2pi)(f + pi/2)
Hence B.

Two sources are said to be coherent if there always exists a constant phase difference between the waves emitted by these sources. But when the sources are coherent, then the resultant intensity of light at a point will remain constant and so interference fringes will remain stationary.

The necessary condition for phenomenon of interference to occur are:
1. There should be two coherent sources.
2. The frequency and amplitude of both the waves should be same.
3. The propagation of waves should be simultaneously and in same direction.
These are the conditions, no explanation.

Interference occurs for both transverse and longitudinal waves.
Interference does not indicate whether light is transverse or longitudinal since interference occurs for both types of waves.

The nature of light which is verified by the interference event is wave nature. Even though light has dual nature interference experiments only tell us about the wave nature.

The phenomenon of interference is based on the principle of superposition.

y₁=Asin3 ωt
y₂=A₂cos(3ωt+p/6)
y₂=A₂cosd2
y₁=A sin(3ωt+p/2- p/2)
   =A sin(p/2+3ωt- p/2)
y₁=A cos(3ωt- p/2)  [sin(p/2+θ)=Cosθ]
y1=A1cosd1
d₂-d₁=(3ωt+p/6)- (3ωt- p/2)
=p/6+p/2=2p/3

I1/I2 = W1/W2 = 100/1 = (a1/a2)²
a1/a2 = 10/1
a1 = 10x
a2 = x
Imax/lmin = (a1+a2/a1-a2)²
(10x+x/10x-x)²
(11x/9x)²
(11/9)²
121/81

Two sources are said to be coherent if there always exists a constant phase difference between the waves emitted by these sources. But when the sources are coherent, then the resultant intensity of light at a point will remain constant and so interference fringes will remain stationary.

Two sources of light are said to be coherent if they emit light which always has a constant phase difference between them. It means that the two sources must emit radiations of the same wavelength. The two independent sources cannot be coherent because of the fact that independent sources cannot maintain a constant phase difference between them. For experimental purposes, two virtual sources obtained from a single parent source can act as coherent. In such a case, all the random phase changes occurring in the parent source are repeated in the virtual sources also, thus maintaining a constant phase difference between them. Since the wavelength of light waves is extremely small, the two sources must be narrow and must also be close to each other.
Interference can never be obtained with two independent sources of light, such as two bulbs or two candles, due to the fact that any two independent beams of light are always incoherent.
 

The sole reason is 'refraction' in a single word. Refraction of waves involves a change in the direction of waves as they pass from one medium to another. Refraction, or the bending of the path of the waves, is accompanied by a change in speed and wavelength of the waves. Water waves travel fastest when the medium is the deepest. Thus, if water waves are passing from deep water into shallow water, they will slow down. But here it is traveling from shallow water to deep water, then the waves bend in the opposite direction.

Frequency only depends on the source, i.e. frequency changes only when source changes. So, if light ray travels from one medium to another there will be no change in the frequency because the ray still originates from the same source. For any wave,
Lf = c
where, f = frequency, L = wavelength and c = speed of sound
When light travels from one medium to another there will be a change in its velocity. As a result there will be change in its wavelength since there must be no change in the frequency.

Wavelength of light used is inversely proportional to number of fringes observed.

This is a direct result from NCERT. In Young's double slit experiment, the distance of the nth dark fringe from the centre is 

As we know that fringe width is directly proportional to wavelength and since yellow light has higher wavelength than violet light if we change yellow light with violet light then the fringe width will decrease.

B because of constructive interference.

Fringe width = λD/d
where λ us wavelength
D is the distance between slits & screen
d is the distance between slits

Fringe width = λD/d
where λ us wavelength
D is the distance between slits & screen
d is the distance between slits
ATQ: x = Lλ/d => λ = xd/L

Given that λ = 200nm, d=700nm
θ = λ/d
We know that maximum angle can be 90⁰
No of rings that can be obtained say n,

If θ is so small then −

If we use white light instead of monochromatic light then we would observe the formation of bright colored fringes forming an interference patterns which resemble the seven colors of a VIBGYOR. Here the white light would split into its fundamental colors and for the central fringe the colors won’t split.

The central fringe will be white because all the component color bands will superimpose there. The option (a) is true.
Since the fringes of different wavelengths of light have different fringe-widths, there will not be a completely dark fringe. Option (b) is true.
Since the wavelength of the violet light is nearly half of the red light, the fringe-width of the violet light is half of the red light. Since the central bright violet fringe combines with other fringes to form the white fringe, the next to it will be a minima for violet light. So violet will not be next to the central white fringe. Next will be a very thin band of white light minus violet light which will give a shade of off white. In this way, the components of indigo, blue, green, yellow and orange colors will be withdrawn respectively in the very thin consecutive bands. These will effect in different off white shades which cannot be clearly differentiated from the white band. The first color away from the center will be recognized as red when in these very thin bands yellow + orange + red, orange + red or red remains. Hence the option (d) is true.

Young's Double Slit Experiment with White light

Path difference = (l1 + l3) – (l2 + l4)
for destructive interference
Path difference = (2n + 1) λ/2
from (1) and (2)
(l1 + l3) – (l2 + l4) = (2n + 1) λ/2

If the intensity of central maxima is I, then intensity due to individual source must be I/4. So, if one of the slit is closed then due to remaining slit, intensity will be I/4.

4th bright fringe(6300A°)
  à5^th dark fringe (λA°)
For bright fringe
Δz=nλ  (n=0,1,2,3….)
For dark fringe
Δz=(2n-1/2) λ (n= from 1)
4x6300=9/2λ
λ=5600A°