NEET Physics: Wave Optics — MCQ Test 10

Q6. What is the phase difference corresponding to a path difference of \( 3\lambda/2 \) in a double-slit experiment?

Q7. What is the frequency of light with a wavelength of \( 570 \, \text{nm} \) in air, given the speed of light in air is \( 3.0 \times 10^8 \, \text{m/s} \)?

Q8. In a double-slit experiment, if the screen distance is doubled, what happens to the fringe width?

Q9. In a double-slit experiment, if the path difference at a point is \( \lambda/2 \), what is the resulting intensity if the maximum intensity is \( 4I_0 \)?

Q10. Why does the wave theory suggest that light’s behavior approximates straight-line propagation in large-scale scenarios?

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What happens to the central maximum’s width in a single-slit diffraction pattern if the wavelength is doubled?

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Key concepts covered in this specific test include Diffraction, Wavelength, Intensity, Polaroids, Unpolarized, and Refractive.

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Q1. What happens to the central maximum’s width in a single-slit diffraction pattern if the wavelength is doubled?

  • A. Halves
  • B. Remains the same
  • C. Quadruples
  • D. Doubles

Q2. What is the intensity of light after passing through two polaroids with pass-axes at \( 15^\circ \), if the initial unpolarized intensity is \( I_0 \)?

  • A. \( \frac{I_0}{4} \)
  • B. \( \frac{7I_0}{16} \)
  • C. \( \frac{I_0}{8} \)
  • D. \( \frac{I_0}{2} \)

Q3. What is the speed of light in a medium with refractive index 1.4, given the speed in vacuum is \( 3.0 \times 10^8 \, \text{m/s} \)?

  • A. \( 2.14 \times 10^8 \, \text{m/s} \)
  • B. \( 2.0 \times 10^8 \, \text{m/s} \)
  • C. \( 1.5 \times 10^8 \, \text{m/s} \)
  • D. \( 3.0 \times 10^8 \, \text{m/s} \)

Q4. Why does the wave theory predict a change in wavelength but not frequency during refraction?

  • A. Amplitude varies
  • B. Speed equals frequency
  • C. Frequency is source-dependent
  • D. Phase shifts randomly

Q5. What happens to the fringe width in a double-slit experiment if the wavelength of light is halved?

  • A. Doubles
  • B. Remains the same
  • C. Quadruples
  • D. Halves

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