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This document contains a physics exam with multiple choice and long answer questions about electromagnetic waves and wave optics. The multiple choice questions cover topics like thin film interference, diffraction gratings, polarization, optical activity, and double refraction. The long answer questions ask about interference in thin films, distinguishing between types of diffraction, interference vs diffraction, double refraction, and dextro-rotatory and laevo-rotatory substances. The document provides the answers to the multiple choice questions.
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12 -PHY-UNIT- 5 (2/3)1

(P201-219)

Physics M.

Palanichamy
Time: 1.15 Hours]

5.ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES AND WAVE OPTICS

PART-A: ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

[Max Marks: 50
(20 x 1 = 20)

1. The correct statement is:


(a) appearance of colour in thin films depends only on thickness of the film
(b) appearance of colour in thin films depends only on the angle of incidence
(c) the path difference in film is given by 2 t Cos r
(d) a ray reflected by a rarer medium undergoes a phase change of radians
2. Choose the wrong statement:
(a) in interference due to reflected light in thin films the condition for brightness is 2 t Cos r n
(b) when white light is used the Newtons rings are coloured
(c) condition for constructive interference in Youngs double slit experiment, the path difference = n
(d) the condition for darkness in Newtons ring, the path difference = n
3. Choose the correct statement:
d
dn
2
2
2
(a) for Newtons rings m n
(b) r1 : r2 : r3 1 : 2 : 3
4mR
(c) for diffraction the size of the obstacle need not be comparable with the wavelength
(d) Fresnel showed that the amount of bending of light produced by an obstacle is independent of the
wavelength
4. Wrong statement in the following is:
(a) rulings in the transmission grating act as obstacles to light
(b) the gratings contain about 6000 lines per centi meter
(c) points on successive slits separated by a distance of grating element are called corresponding points
(d) for diffraction in a grating with white light, the central maximum is coloured
5. When white light falls normally on a grating,
(a) dispersion takes place (b) reflection takes place (c) refraction takes place (d) none of the above
6. The transverse nature of light is demonstrated by
(a) interference only
(b) polarization only
(c) diffraction only
(d) all the above
7. The light emerging from a tourmaline crystal is
(a) slightly coloured
(b) polarised
(c) polarised and slightly coloured
(d) double refracted
8. The plane of polarization
(a) contains vibrations (b) contains no vibration (c) is normal to the plane of vibration (d) (b) and (c)
9. Analyzer is rotated through 90, the intensity of light varies from maximum and minimum the light is
(a) un-polarised
(b) plane polarised
(c) partially polarised
(d) circularly polarised
10. The simplest method of producing plane polarised light is
(a) reflection by transparent surface
(b) refraction
(c) diffraction
(d) double refraction
11. Select the wrong statement:
(a) polarization by reflection was invented by Malus
(b) the reflected light is partially polarised
(c) at a particular angle of incidence, the reflected ray is completely polarised
(d) all the above are wrong
12. When the reflected ray is completely polarised, the angle between reflected ray and refracted ray is
(a) 0
(b) 90
(c) 90- ip
(d) ip- 90
13. When the angle of incidence of a light ray falling on a glass plate is equal to the polarizing angle, the
angle between incident ray and reflected ray is
(a) 32.5
(b) 115
(c) 53 4
(d) 90

Physics M.PALANICHAMY,M.Sc.,M.Ed.,M.Phil., P.G TEACHER IN PHYSICS,


(CELL:94421 - 36775)
12 -PHY-UNIT- 5 (2/3)2

Physics M.

(P201-219)

Palanichamy
14. Choose the best answer:
(a) double refraction was invented by Bartholinus
(b) double refraction was observed in calcite
(c) a point source in a double refracting medium produces elliptical wave front for extra-ordinary light
(d) all the above are correct
15. The light ray which does not obey the laws of refraction is
(a) polarised ray
(b) ordinary ray
(c) extra-ordinary ray
(d) partially polarised ray
16. Select the correct statement:
(a) selenite and aragonite are uni-axial crystals
(b) for Nicol prism, length : breadth = 3 : 1
(c) refractive index of calcite crystal for sodium extra-ordinary light is 1.658
(d) all the above
17. Choose the wrong statement:
(a) polaroids consist of micro crystals of iodosulpate of quinine
(b) herapathite uses the principle of selective absorption
(c) H-polaroids made up of polyvinyl alcohol are coloured crystals
(d) herapathite crystals are embedded in a matrix of nitro cellulose
18. Choose the correct statement:
(a) polaroids are used to improve the colour contrast in oil paintings
(b) all the choices are correct
(c) LCD uses the principle of polarization (d)polarization is used to study size and shape of molecules
19. The amount of optical rotation is independent of
(a) length of the solution
(b) frequency of light used
(c) temperature of crystal or solution
(d) none of the above
20. Select the wrong statement:
(a) in optical activity calculations the unit of concentration of liquids is gm / cc
(b) the unit of length is deci meter (c) the instrument used is polarimeter
(d) none of the above
PART-B:

Answer all the five of the following

(5 x 3 = 15)

21. Why the center of the Newtons rings is dark?


22. Distinguish between Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction.
23. Differentiate interference and diffraction.
24. What is double refraction?
25. What are Dextro-rotatory and Laevo-rotatory substances?
PART-C:

Answer the following

(1 x 5 = 5)

26. Describe an experiment to demonstrate transverse nature of light.


PART-D:

Answer the following

(1 x 10 = 10)

27. Discuss the theory of interference in thin transparent films due to reflected light and obtain the
conditions for maxima and minima.

1
c
11
d

2
a
12
b

3
b
13
b

4
d
14
d

5
a
15
c

6
b
16
b

7
c
17
c

8
d
18
b

9
c
19
d

10
a
20
d

Physics M.PALANICHAMY,M.Sc.,M.Ed.,M.Phil.,P.G TEACHER IN PHYSICS,


(CELL:94421 - 36775)

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