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What is Wave Optics?

Wave Optics covers the essential principles and concepts required for NEET UG.

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Target Exam	NEET UG
Subject Category	Physics Advanced
Estimated Study Duration	10 Hours
Expected Questions	2 Questions
Difficulty Index	Medium
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Q1Wave Optics Core Principles

Expected: 60sEasy

In Young’s double slit experiment the separation d between the slits is 2 mm, the wavelength $\lambda$ of the light used is 5896 $\mathop A\limits^0$ and distance D between the screen and slits is 100 cm. It is found that the angular width of the fringes is 0.20o. To increase the fringe angular width to 0.21o (with same $\lambda$ and D) the separation between the slits needs to be changed to

Q2Wave Optics Advanced Applications

Expected: 60sEasy

Unpolarised light is incident from air on a plane surface of a material of refractive index $\mu$ . At a particular angle of incidence i, it is found that the reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular to each other. Which of the following options is correct for this situation?

Q3Wave Optics Problem Solving Techniques

Expected: 90sMedium

The intensity of transmitted light when a polaroid sheet, placed between two crossed polaroids at $22.5^{\circ}$ from the polarization axis of one of the polaroids, is ( $I 0_0$ is the intensity of polarised light after passing through the first polaroid):

Q4Wave Optics Core Principles

Expected: 90sMedium

An unpolarized light beam travelling in air is incident on a medium of refractive index 1.73 at Brewster's angle. Then

Q5Wave Optics Advanced Applications

Expected: 90sMedium

A beam of light of $\lambda = 600$ nm from a distant source falls on a single slit 1 mm wide and the resulting diffraction pattern is observed on a screen 2 m away. The distance between first dark fringes on either side of the central bright fringe is

Q6Wave Optics Problem Solving Techniques

Expected: 90sMedium

The ratio of resolving powers of an optical microscope for two wavelength $\lambda$ 1 = 4000 $\mathop A\limits^ \circ$ and ${\lambda _2}$ = 6000 $\mathop A\limits^ \circ$ is

Q7Wave Optics Core Principles

Expected: 90sMedium

If the monochromatic source in Young's double slit experiment is replaced by white light, then

Q8Wave Optics Advanced Applications

Expected: 90sMedium

The interference pattern is obtained with two coherent light sources of intensity ratio n. In the interference pattern, the ratio ${{{I_{max}} - {I_{\min }}} \over {{I_{max}} + {I_{min}}}}$ will be

Q9Wave Optics Problem Solving Techniques

Expected: 90sMedium

An unpolarised light beam strikes a glass surface at Brewster's angle. Then

Q10Wave Optics Core Principles

Expected: 90sMedium

A parallel beam of light of wavelength $\lambda$ is incident normally on a narrow slit. A diffraction pattern formed on a screen placed perpenficular to the direction of the incident beam. At the second minimum of the diffraction pattern, the phase difference between the rays coming from the two edges of slit is

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Wave Optics Theory & Derivations

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Wave Optics Interactive Practice

Unpolarised light is incident from air on a plane surface of a material of refractive index μ\mu μ. At a particular angle of incidence i, it is found that the reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular to each other. Which of the following options is correct for this situation?

The intensity of transmitted light when a polaroid sheet, placed between two crossed polaroids at 22.5∘22.5^{\circ}22.5∘ from the polarization axis of one of the polaroids, is ( I00I 0_0I00​ is the intensity of polarised light after passing through the first polaroid):

An unpolarized light beam travelling in air is incident on a medium of refractive index 1.73 at Brewster's angle. Then

A beam of light of λ=600\lambda = 600λ=600 nm from a distant source falls on a single slit 1 mm wide and the resulting diffraction pattern is observed on a screen 2 m away. The distance between first dark fringes on either side of the central bright fringe is

The ratio of resolving powers of an optical microscope for two wavelength λ\lambda λ1 = 4000 A∘\mathop A\limits^ \circ A∘​ and λ2{\lambda _2}λ2​ = 6000 A∘\mathop A\limits^ \circ A∘​ is

If the monochromatic source in Young's double slit experiment is replaced by white light, then

The interference pattern is obtained with two coherent light sources of intensity ratio n. In the interference pattern, the ratio Imax−Imin⁡Imax+Imin{{{I_{max}} - {I_{\min }}} \over {{I_{max}} + {I_{min}}}}Imax​+Imin​Imax​−Imin​​ will be

An unpolarised light beam strikes a glass surface at Brewster's angle. Then

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Ready to achieve complete mastery in Wave Optics?

Unpolarised light is incident from air on a plane surface of a material of refractive index $\mu$ . At a particular angle of incidence i, it is found that the reflected and refracted rays are perpendicular to each other. Which of the following options is correct for this situation?

The intensity of transmitted light when a polaroid sheet, placed between two crossed polaroids at $22.5^{\circ}$ from the polarization axis of one of the polaroids, is ( $I 0_0$ is the intensity of polarised light after passing through the first polaroid):

A beam of light of $\lambda = 600$ nm from a distant source falls on a single slit 1 mm wide and the resulting diffraction pattern is observed on a screen 2 m away. The distance between first dark fringes on either side of the central bright fringe is

The ratio of resolving powers of an optical microscope for two wavelength $\lambda$ 1 = 4000 $\mathop A\limits^ \circ$ and ${\lambda _2}$ = 6000 $\mathop A\limits^ \circ$ is

The interference pattern is obtained with two coherent light sources of intensity ratio n. In the interference pattern, the ratio ${{{I_{max}} - {I_{\min }}} \over {{I_{max}} + {I_{min}}}}$ will be