PHYSICS 4, CHAPTER 2

ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS

1. Two radio-frequency point sources S1 and S2, separated by distance d = 2.0 m, are radiating in phase
with  = 0.50 m. A detector moves in a large circular path around the two sources in a plane containing
them. How many maxima does it detect?
ANSWER: 16
2. A double-slit arrangement produces interference fringes for sodium light ( = 589 nm) that have an
angular separation of 3.50  10-3 rad. For what wavelength would the angular separation be 10.0%
greater?
ANSWER: .648 nm
3. In a double-slit experiment, the distance between slits is 5.0 mm and the slits are 1.0 m from the
screen. Two interference patterns can be seen on the screen: one due to light of wavelength 480 nm, and
the other due to light of wavelength 600 nm. What is the separation on the screen between the third-
order bright fringes of the two interference patterns?
ANSWER: 72 m
4. A double-slit arrangement produces bright interference fringes for sodium light ( = 589 nm) that are
angularly separated by 0.30o near the center of the pattern. What is the angular fringe separation if the
entire arrangement is immersed in water, which has an index of refraction of 1 .33?
ANSWER: 0.23o
5. Light of wavelength 624 nm is incident perpendicularly on a soap film (n = 1.33) suspended in air.
What are the
(a) least and
(b) second least thicknesses of the film
for which the reflections from the film undergo fully constructive interference.
ANSWER: (a) 0.117 m; (b) 0.352 m
6. White light, with a uniform intensity across the visible wavelength range of 400 to 690 nm, is
perpendicularly incident on a water film, of index of refraction 1.33 and thickness L = 320 nm, that is
suspended in air. At what wavelength  is the light reflected by the film brightest to an observer?
ANSWER: 567 nm.
7. We wish to coat flat glass (n = 1.50) with a transparent material (n = 1.25) so that reflection of light at
wavelength 600 nm is eliminated by interference. What minimum thickness can the coating have to do
this?
ANSWER: 120 nm
8. A slit of width a is illuminated by white light.
(a) For what value of a will the first minimum for red light of wavelength  = 650 nm appear at  = 15o?
(b) What is the wavelength ' of the light whose first side diffraction maximum is at 15o, thus coinciding
with the first minimum for the red light?
ANSWER: (a) 2.5 m; (b) 430 nm
9. Light of wavelength 633 nm is incident on a narrow slit. The angle between the first diffraction
minimum on one side of the central maximum and the first minimum on the other side is 1.20o.
What is the width of the slit?
ANSWER: 60.4 m
10. A slit 1.00 mm wide is illuminated by light of wavelength 589 nm. We see a diffraction pattern on a
screen 3.00 m away. What is the distance between the first two diffraction minima on the same side of
the central diffraction maximum?
ANSWER: 1.77 mm
11. A movie camera with a (single) lens of focal length 75 mm takes a picture of a person standing 27 m
away. If the person is 180 cm tall, what is the height of the image on the film?
ANSWER: 5.0 mm
12. A lens is made of glass having an index of refraction of 1.5. One side of the lens is flat, and the other
is convex with a radius of curvature of 20 cm.
(a) Find the focal length of the lens.
(b) If an object is placed 40cm in front of the lens, where will the image be located?
ANSWER: (a) +40 cm; (b) 
13. An eraser of height 1.0 cm is placed 10.0 cm in front of a two-lens system. Lens 1 (nearer the eraser)
has focal length f1 = -15 cm, lens 2 has f2 = 12cm, and the lens separation is d = 12cm. For the image
produced by lens 2,what are
(a) the image distance i2 (including sign),
(b) the image height,
(c) the image type (real or virtual), and
(d) the image orientation (inverted relative to the eraser or not inverted)?
ANSWER: (a) + 36 cm; (b) 1 .2 cm; (c) real; (d) inverted
14. A coin is placed 20 cm in front of a two-lens system. Lens 1 (nearer the coin) has focal length
f1 = + 10 cm, lens 2 has f2 = +12.5 cm, and the lens separation is d = 30 cm. For the image produced by
lens 2, what are
(a) the image distance,
(b) the overall lateral magnification,
(c) the image type (real or virtual), and
(d) the image orientation (inverted relative to the coin or not inverted)?
ANSWER: (a) -50 cm; (b) 5.0; (c) virtual; (d) inverted