Assignment no.6 Interference and Diffraction 1. 29 A monochromatic plane wave of speed c and wavelength 1 is diffracted at a small aperture. ‘The diagram illustrates successive wavefronts. i s70zn2Musn2 Y After what time will some portion of the wavefront XY reach point P? A 34 B 2 c 34 p 42 20 c c c 2. 28 Plane wavefronts in a ripple tank pass through a gap as shown. yy — ‘Which property of the wave will be different at Q compared with P? A. velocity B frequency C amplitude wavelength 3. 28 Water waves of wavelength 2 are diffracted as they pass through a gap of width d in a barrier. Which combination of wavelength and gap width would produce the greatest angle of diffraction? srozrvons 4. 29 Light of wavelength 700nm is incident on 2 pair of slits, forming fringes 3.0mm apart on a screen, What is the fringe spacing when light of wavelength 350 nm is used and the slit separation is, doubled? A 075mm = B 1.5mm © 3.0mm D 6.0mm sssuetin Page 1 of 9Assignment no.6 Interference and Diffraction 5. 26 A hill separates a television (TV) transmitter from a house. The transmitter cannot be seen from the house. However, the house has good TV reception. roars hil al TV transmitter house By which wave effect atthe hill could the TV signal reach the house? A coherence —-«B diffaction interference. «reflection 6. 28 The diagram shows two loudspeakers producing sound waves that are in phase. x loud =x] quiet a L loud quiet loudspeakers oat loud y ‘Asa student moves from X to Y, the intensity of the note she hears is alternately loud and quiet. ‘The distance between adjacent loud and quiet regions may be reduced by ‘A. decreasing distance d. B increasing distance L. ny © decreasing the amplitude. D__ increasing the frequency. 23. Using monochromatic light, interference fringes are produced on a screen placed a distance D {rom a pair of sits of separation a, The separation of the fringes is x. Both a and D are now doubled. ‘What isthe new fringe separation? sree Ax Bx cx Dw Page 2 of 9Assignment no.6 Interference and Diffraction 8. 27 A double sitt experiment, using light of wavelength 600 nm, results in fringes being produced on a ‘screen. The fringe separation is found to be 1.0mm. When the distance between the double slits and the viewing screen is increased by 2.0m, the fringe separation increases to 3.0mm. ‘What isthe separation of the double slits producing the fringes? sreanzom0 A 04mm B 06mm © 09mm D 1.2mm 9. 29 The diagrams show the arrangement of apparatus for a Young's slits experiment and also part of the pattern formed on the screen with a ruler placed next toi laser —> ee fo2omm _ 50m ark —| 2mm bright — rawr =| —20mm — What is the wavelength ofthe light? A 48x107m B 54x10’m © 32x10%m D 34x10%m 10. 28 The diagram shows a view from above of a double sit interference demonstration, Lis a monochromatic light source with a vertical lament. B is a barrier with two narrow vertical slits and § is a screen upon which interference fringes form. ‘The intensity is at a point on the screen where the centre of the fringe pattern forms, What is the intensity, at the same point, when one of the sits is covered up? ae Oe orca vont 1 I ca) oe v2 2 we 4 Page 3 of 9Assignment no.6 Interference and Diffraction 11. 27 Light of wavelength 600 nm is incident on a pair of slits. Fringes with a spacing of 4.0mm are formed on a screen, What will be the fringe spacing when the wavelength of the light is changed to 400 nm and the separation of the slts is doubled? A 13mm B 3.0mm © 53mm D 12mm 12. 28 The diagram shows two identical loudspeakers driven in phase by a common audio-frequency x loud identical loudspeakers auiet a loud quiet audiotrequency source loud srean20ni2 " When a student moves along line XY, she notices that there are variations in the loudness of the ‘sound, The ragions in which the sound is heard are alternately loud and quiet as indicated on the diagram, How may the distance between loud regions be reduced? ‘A. decreasing the distance a between the speakers B increasing distance d increasing the frequency of the audio-requency source D__ increasing the power output from the audio-trequency source 13. 29 Noise reduction headphones actively produce their own sound waves in order to cancel out external sound waves. ‘A microphone in the headphones receives waves of one frequency. A loudspeaker in the headphones then produces a wave of that frequency but of a different phase. ‘What is the phase difference between the external sound wave and the wave produced by the loudspeaker in the headphones? A 90° B 180° © 270° De S00 eee’ 14. 25. The principle of superposition states that a certain quantiy is added when two or more waves meet ata point What is this quantity? srozranua A amplitude B displacement intensity D_ wavelenath Page 4 of 9Assignment no.6 Interference and Diffraction 15. 28 A student attempts to show the interference of light using two identical green LEDs. Which statement explains why the experiement will not succeed? ‘A. The light waves from the sources are not coherent. sroensmwsa B__ The light waves from the sources do not have the same amplitude. © The light waves from the sources have a range of wavelengths. D__ The light waves from the sources are not monochromatic. 16. 26 The three waves shown in each diagram have the same amplitude and frequency but differ in phase They are added together to give a resultant wave, 5 Inwhich case is the resultant wave zero? A B c D 17. 27 The diagram shows an experiment which has been set up to demonstrate two-source imerference. Microwaves of wavelength 2 pass through two silts S; and Sa. microwave transmitter _ metal plate with two sits The detector is moved from point © in the direction of the arrow. The signal detected decreases Until the detector reaches point X, and then staris to increase again as the detector moves beyond x Which equation correctly determines the position of X? A Ox=2 B OX=2/2, ¢ ~Sx-S) Page 5 of 9Assignment no.6 Interference and Diffraction 18. 30 Interference fringes are produced on a screen by double-sit interference using light of wavelength 600nm. The fringe separation is 4.0mm and the separation of the sii is 0.60mm. What isthe distance between the double sit and the screen? svearaone A 025m. 19. 27 Monochromatic light is directed onto a pair of sits. Interference fringes that are 2.0mm apart are observed on a distant screen. B 040m © 25m D 40m ‘The frequency of the ight used is then doubled and the slit separation is halved. How far apart are the new interference fringes? sroayons A 050mm 20. 26 What is not an essential condition for an observable interference pattern to occur between the ‘waves from two sources? B 20mm © 40mm D 8.0mm A. The frequencies of the two sources must be equal. B_ The sources must be coherent. sroarranuuns © The sources must emit waves of equal amplitude. > ‘The waves from the two sources must overiap. 21. 26 Two identical loudspeakers are connected in series to an a.c. supply, as shown. [ix L- x ‘ ion aap bst hows he variion of ant fh sind wh stn ang th ew ai ‘s702istiON4 A 8 mm Ry d . ql x v x diane distance e ° isiy and OA y v diane ditonce Page 6 of 9Assignment no.6 Interference and Diffraction 22. 27 Fringes of separation x are observed on a screen 1.0m from a double slit that is illuminated by yellow light of wavelength 600m, ‘At which distance from the slits would fringes of the same separation x be observed when using blue light of wavelength 400m? A 033m B 067m © 075m Do 1som | Tueninune 23. 28 A diffraction grating has N lines per unit length and is placed at 90° to monochromatic ight of wavelength 2, What is the expression for ¢, the angle to the normal to the grating at which the third order diffraction peak is observed? 1 A sino= smears = NA y= SA saz 8 sine=3na sino MAD sing= 3 24, 28 A pattem of waves was observed without being able to view the source of the waves. The pattem is represented in the diagram. oa 1 sroarzmuns region of minimum intensity 7 ~region of maximum intensity What can cause this pattern? A coherence only diffraction and interference © diffraction only D_interference only 25. 28 Coherent light passes through a double slit, producing bright and dark fringes on a screen placed parallel to the plane of the double sit. The intensity of the light from each ofthe sits is intially the ‘The intensity of the light passing through one of the sits in the double sit is now increased. The frequency of the light remains constant. What isthe effect on the appearance of the fringes on the screen? separation | maximum intensity hrnges | "ot dak tngos A decreases no change en 8 | creases restr c | nochange creator © | nochange re change Page 7 of 9Assignment no.6 Interference and Diffraction 26. 26 A student sets up an experiment to investigate double-sit interference of light but finds that the interference fringes observed on the screen are too close to each other to be distinguished. red fter ‘double ‘screen slit Wich change would help the student to stinguish the fringes? A decrease the distance s between the two slits seasons B increase the width of each sit move the screen closer to the light source D se a blue fiter instead of a red fiter 27. 26 A parallel beam of light of wavelength 450 nm fais normally on a diffraction grating which has 300 lines/mm, Whatis the total number of transmitted maxima? rezone AT Be c 4 D 15 28. 27 Observable interference fringes are produced using light from a double slit. The intensity of the light emerging from each sii is initially the same, ‘The intensity ofthe light emerging from one ofthe sii is now reduced. How does this affect the interference pattern? ‘A. The bright fringes and the dark fringes all become brighter. arcon2ome B The bright fringes and the dark fringes all become darker. © The bright fringes become brighter and the dark fringes become darker. D__ The bright fringes become darker and the dark fringes become brighter. 29. 28 Monochromatic light of wavelength 450 nm passes through two parallel sits 0.30mm apart. Bright fringes are observed on a screen 2.0m away. 030mm. sreax20n6 20m sits (not to scale) screen How far apart are the bright fringes on the screen? A 1.3mm B 1.5mm © 3.0mm D 6.0mm Page 8 of 9Assignment no.6 Interference and Diffraction 30. 25 A diffraction grating with NV lines per metre is used to deflect light of various wavelengths 2. ‘The diagram shows a relation between the deflection angles Ofor different values of Zin the n® order interference patter. sine sro2oinusos 0 a What is the gradient of the graph? A Nn ee c De ” N Nn Page 9 of 9