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1
A double-slit experiment is done in the usual way with 480-nm light and narrow slits that are 0.050 cm apart. At what angle to the straight-through beam will one observe (a) the third-order bright spot and (b) the second minimum from the central maximum?
A)(a) 0.17° (b) 0.083°
B)(a) 0.0017° (b) 0.00083°
C)(a) 0.055° (b) 0.110°
D)(a) 2.88° (b) 0.170°
2
Red light of wavelength 644 nm, from a point source, passes through two parallel and narrow slits which are 1.00 mm apart. Determine the distance between the central bright fringe and the third dark interference fringe formed on a screen parallel to the plane of the slits and 1.00 m away.
A)1.61 mm
B)1.93 mm
C)1.61 µm
D)2.25 mm
3
Two flat glass plates are pressed together at the top edge and separated at the bottom edge by a strip of tinfoil. The air wedge is examined in yellow sodium light (589 nm) reflected normally from its two surfaces. A dark interference fringe is observed at both the top and bottom edges. Including these, a total of 42 dark interference fringes are observed from top to bottom. Compute the thickness of the tinfoil.
A)12.07 µm
B)12.37 µm
C)24.14 µm
D)12.07 mm
4
A single slit of width 0.140 mm is illuminated by monochromatic light, and diffraction bands are observed on a screen 2.00 m away. If the second dark band is 16.0 mm from the central bright band, what is the wavelength of the light?
A)560 nm
B)5600 nm
C)560 µm
D)1.12 µm
5
Green light of wavelength 500 nm is incident normally on a diffraction grating, and the second-order maximum is observed to be 32.0° from the normal. How many lines/cm are marked on the grating?
A)5.30 × 103 lines/cm
B)1.89 × 10-6 lines/cm
C)5.30 × 105 lines/cm
D)1.06 × 104 lines/cm
6
A narrow beam of yellow light of wavelength 600 nm is incident normally on a diffraction grating ruled 2000 lines/cm, and images are formed on a screen parallel to the grating and 1.00 m distant. Compute the distance along the screen from the central bright line to the first-order lines.
A)12.1 cm
B)12.0 cm
C)0.120 cm
D)0.121 cm
7
Determine the ratio of the wavelengths of two spectral lines if the second-order maximum of one line coincides with the third-order maximum of the other, both lines being examined by means of the same grating.
A)9:4
B)6:1
C)3:2
D)6:3
8
A spectrum of the Sun's radiation in the infrared region is produced by a diffraction grating. What is the wavelength being studied if the first order maximum occurs at an angle of 25.0° with the normal, while the fourth-order maximum of the hydrogen line of wavelength 656.3 nm occurs at 30.0°?
A)5.55 × 10-7 m
B)2.22 × 10-6 m
C)3.11 × 10-6 m
D)1.39 × 10-7 m
9
Which of the following effects could not be observed for sound waves in air?
A)interference
B)refraction
C)polarization
D)diffraction
10
A thin slit produces a fuzzy shadow because of
A)refraction
B)diffraction
C)polarization
D)condensation







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