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WAVE OPTICS
1. In a Young's double slit experiment, the width of the one of the slit is three times the other slit.
The amplitude of the light coming from a slit is proportional to the slit-width. Find the ratio of the
maximum to the minimum intensity in the interference pattern. [JEE MAIN 2021 (FEB)]
(1) 1 : 4 (2) 3 : 1 (3) 4 : 1 (4) 2 : 1

2. An unpolarized light beam is incident on the polarizer of a polarization experiment and the
intensity of light beam emerging from the analyzer is measured as 100 Lumens. Now, if the
analyzer is rotated around the horizontal axis (direction of light) by 30° in clockwise direction, the
intensity of emerging light will be _______ Lumens. [JEE MAIN 2021 (FEB)]

3. Which of the following equations represents a travelling wave ? [JEE MAIN 2021 (FEB)]
2
(1) y = Asin(15x – 2t) (2) y = Ae x (vt + )
(3) y = Aexcos(t – ) (4) y = Asinx cost

4. Consider the diffraction pattern obtained from the sunlight incident on a pinhole of diameter
0.1m. If the diameter of the pinhole is slightly increased, it will affect the diffraction pattern such
that : [JEE MAIN 2021 (FEB)]
(1) its size decreases, and intensity decreases
(2) its size increases, and intensity increases
(3) its size increases, but intensity decreases
(4) its size decreases, but intensity increases

5. In a Young's double slit experiment two slits are separated by 2 mm and the screen is placed one
meter away. When a light of wavelength 500 nm is used, the fringe separation will be:
[JEE MAIN 2021 (FEB)]
(1) 0.25 mm (2) 0.50 mm (3) 0.75 mm (4) 1 mm

6. Given below are two statements : one is labeled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason
R. [JEE MAIN 2021 (FEB)]
Assertion A : An electron microscope can achieve better resolving power than an optical
microscope.
Reason R : The de Broglie's wavelength of the electrons emitted from an electron gun is much
less than wavelength of visible light. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct
answer from the options given below:
(1) A is true but R is false.
(2) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(3) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(4) A is false but R is true.

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7. The mass per unit length of a uniform wire is 0.135 g/cm. A transverse wave of the form y = –0.21
sin (x + 30t) is produced in it, where x is in meter and t is in second. Then, the expected value of
tension in the wire is x × 10–2 N. Value of x is . (Round-off to the nearest integer)
[JEE MAIN 2021 (FEB)]

8. If the source of light used in a Young's double slit experiment is changed from red to violet :
[JEE MAIN 2021 (FEB)]
(1) consecutive fringe lines will come closer.
(2) the central bright fringe will become a dark fringe.
(3) the fringes will become brighter.
(4) the intensity of minima will increase.

9. A fringe width of 6mm was produced for two slits separated by 1 mm apart. The screen is placed
10m away. The wavelength of light used is 'x' nm. The value of 'x' to the nearest integer is _____.
[JEE MAIN 2021 (MARCH)]

10. In Young's double slit arrangement, slits are separated by a gap of 0.5m mm, and the screen is
placed at a distance of 0.5m from them. The distance between the first and the third bright fringe
0
formed when the slits are illuminated by a monochromatic light of 5890 A is:-
[JEE MAIN 2021 (MARCH)]
–9 –6
(1) 1178 × 10 m (2) 1178 × 10 m
–12
(3) 1178 × 10 m (3) 5890 × 10–7m

11. In the Young’s double slit experiment, the distance between the slits varies in time as
d  t   d 0  a 0 sin t ; where d0,  and a0 are constants. The difference between the largest fringe
width and the smallest fringe width obtained over time is given as :
[JEE MAIN 2021 (JULY)]
2D  d 0  2Da 0 D D
(1) (2) (3) a0 (4)
d 2
0 a 2
0   d 02  a 02  D20 d0  a 0

12. In Young's double slit experiment, if the source of light changes from orange to blue then :
[JEE MAIN 2021 (JULY)]
(1) the central bright fringe will become a dark fringe.
(2) the distance between consecutive fringes will decrease.
(3) the distance between consecutive fringes will increase.
(4) the intensity of the minima will increase.

13. The difference in the number of waves when yellow light propagates through air and vacuum
columns of the same thickness is one. The thickness of the air column is _______ mm.
[Refractive index of air = 1.0003, wavelength of yellow light in vacuum = 6000 Å]
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14. The width of one of the two slits in a Young's double slit experiment is three times the other slit. If
the amplitude of the light coming from a slit is proportional to the slit-width, the ratio of minimum
to maximum intensity in the interference pattern is x : 4 where x is _______.
[JEE MAIN 2021 (AUGUST)]

15. White light passed through a double slit and interference is observed on a screen 1.5 m away. The
separation between the slits is 0.3 mm. The first violet and red fringes are formed 2.0 mm and 3.5
mm away from the central white fringes. The difference in wavelength of red and violet light is
....nm. [JEE MAIN 2021 (AUGUST)]

16. The light waves from two coherent sources have same intensity I1 = I2 = I0. In interference pattern
the intensity of light at minima is zero. What will be the intensity of light at maxima ?
[JEE MAIN 2021 (AUGUST)]
(1) I0 (2) 2 I0 (3) 5 I0 (4) 4 I0

17. In a Young's double slit experiment, the slits are separated by 0.3 mm and the screen is 1.5 m
away from the plane of slits. Distance between fourth bright fringes on both side of central bright
is 2.4 cm. The frequency of light used is ____________  1014 Hz.
[JEE MAIN 2021 (AUGUST)]

ANSWER KEY
1. 3 2. 75 3. 1 4. 4 5. 1 6. 2 7. 1215
8. 1 9. 600 10. 2 11. 2 12. 2 13. 2 14. 1
15. 300 16. 4 17. 5

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SOLUTION
1. (3)
Sol. Amplitude  Width of slit
 A2 = 3A1
2
I m ax  I1  I 2 
 
I min  | I1  I2 | 
 Intensity I  A2
2
I  A  A2 
 max   1
I min  | A1  A 2 | 
2
 A  3A1 
= 1 
 | A1  3A1 | 
2
 4A 
=  1   4 :1
 2A1 

2. (75)

Sol.

Assuming initial axis of polarizer and Analyzer are parallel

I0
Now emerging intensity = cos2 30°
2
 3 3
= 100    100  4  75
 2 

3. (1)
Sol. y = F(x, t)
For travelling wave y should be linear function of x and t and they must exist as (x ± vt) y =
Asin(15x – 2t)  linear function in x and t Option (1) is correct.

4. (4)
m
Sol. sin  
a
when “a” increases, decreases,
decreases, width decreases so intensity will increase
5. (1)
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D 500 109 1
Sol.  
d 2 103
5
  10 4 m  2.5  10 1 mm
2
b = 0.25 mm

6. (2)
1
Sol. Resolving power 

Since wavelength of electron is much less than visible light, its resolving power will be much
more.

7. (1215)
Sol.  =0.135 gm / cm = 0.0135 kg/ m
y = –0.21 sin (x + 30 t)
(x in meter & t in sec)
 30
v   30m / s
k 1
T
 T  v 2   30   0.0135 
2
v

= 12.15
= x × 10–2 N
 x = 1215

8. (1)
.D
Sol. 
d
R >  V
 D  D
R = R and V = V
d d
R >  V
Fringe pattern will shrink.
Option (1) is correct.

9. (600)
D
Sol. 
d
d

D
6  10 –3  10 –3
. 
10
  6  10 –7 m  600  10 –9 m
  600nm
10. (2)

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D 5890 10–10  0.5

11. (2)
D
Sol. Fringe Width,  
d
 max  d min and  min  d max
d  d 0  a 0 sin t
d max  d 0  a 0 and d min  d 0  a 0
D D
min  andmax 
d0  a 0 d0  a 0
D D 2Da
max  min    2 02
d0  a 0 d0  a 0 d0  a 0

12. (2)
Sol. Fringe width = D/d
as decreases , fringe width also decreases

13. (2)
Sol. Thickness t  n
So, n  vac  (n  1) air

n   (n  1)
air
1 104
n 
air  1 3
t  n
104
  6000 Å = 2 mm
3.

14. (1)
Sol. Given amplitude  slit width
Also intensity  (Amplitude)2 (Slit width)2
2
I1  3 
    9  I1  9 I 2
I2  1 
2
I min  I1  I 2   3  1  1 x
2

       x = 1.00
I max  I1  I 2   3  1  4 4
15. (300)

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D
Sol. Position of bright fringe y  n
d
D r
y1 of red   3.5mm
d
d
 r  3.5  10 3
D
d
Similarly  v  2  10 3
D
 0.3  10 3 
 r   v  (1.5  103 )  
 1.5 
 3  107  300 nm

16. (4)
 
2
Sol. I m ax  I1  I 2 = 4Io

17. (5)
Sol. 8  2.4 cm
8
 2.4 cm
d
8  1.5  c
 2.4  10 2
0.3  10 3  f
f  5 1014 Hz

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