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Wave Optics

Question 41: easy

Assertion (A): Two persons separated by a \(7\text{ m}\) partition wall in a room of \(10\text{ m}\) high can heard each other easily but cannot see each other.


Reason (R): Any sound wave can bend by the obstacle while light can’t.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Assertion (A) is true. This is a common observation due to the differing wavelengths of sound and light.
Reason (R) is true. Sound waves have longer wavelengths than light waves, causing them to diffract (bend) significantly around common obstacles. Light waves also diffract, but negligibly so for large obstacles like walls.
Reason (R) correctly explains Assertion (A).

Question 42: easy

Assertion (A): The fringe pattern in Young’s double slit experiment is result of both phenomena of interference and diffraction.


Reason (R): Diffraction results from superposition of wavelets of same wavefront.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Assertion (A) is true. The YDSE pattern is an interference pattern modulated by the diffraction pattern from each individual slit.


Reason (R) is true. Diffraction is explained by Huygens' principle, where secondary wavelets from the same wavefront superpose.
Reason (R) defines diffraction but does not explain why both interference and diffraction contribute to the YDSE pattern, so it's not the correct explanation.

Question 43: easy

Assertion (A): Wave nature can be proved by phenomena of interference and diffraction.


Reason (R): Only transverse wave can show the phenomena of polarization.

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Assertion (A) is true. Interference and diffraction are characteristic wave phenomena, providing strong evidence for the wave nature of light.


Reason (R) is true. Polarization is a property exclusive to transverse waves, where oscillations are perpendicular to the propagation direction.
Reason (R) describes a unique property of transverse waves, which is distinct from demonstrating wave nature via interference/diffraction. Thus, (R) does not explain (A).

Question 44: easy

Assertion (A): In a Young’s double slit experiment if slit separation is slightly greater than (nl) if (n) is integer No. of maxima on screen is (2n + 1) & no of minima is (2n).


Reason (R): In Young’s double slit experiment path difference at different position are different.

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Assertion (A) is true. If slit separation (d) is slightly greater than (nlambda), there will be (2n+1) maxima and (2n) minima. Reason (R) is also true as path difference (Delta x = d sintheta) varies with position. However, (R) does not explain the specific count of fringes in (A).

Question 45: easy

Assertion (A): In standard YDSE experiment if upper slit is slightly moved downward then central maxima shifts downward.


Reason (R): Fringe width in such case will increase.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Assertion (A) is true; moving a slit shifts the central maxima in the direction of the movement. Reason (R) is false. Fringe width \(\beta = \frac{\lambda D}{d}\) depends on wavelength, screen distance, and slit separation, none of which change.

Question 46: easy

Assertion (A): If the phase difference between the light waves emerging from the slits of the Young’s experiment is \(\pi\) radian, then central fringe will be dark.


Reason (R): Phase difference is equal to \(\frac{2\pi}{\lambda}\) times the effective path difference.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Assertion (A) is true. An initial \(\pi\) phase difference means destructive interference at the central point (where path difference is zero). Reason (R) is also true, as \(\Delta\phi = \frac{2\pi}{\lambda} \Delta x). (R) explains how phase difference relates to path difference, justifying (A).

Question 47: easy

Assertion (A): In YDSE central maxima means the maxima formed with zero optical path difference. It may be formed anywhere on the screen.


Reason (R): In an interference pattern, whatever energy disappears at the minimum, appears at the maximum.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true statements. Central maxima is indeed defined by zero path difference, and its location can be shifted. Interference redistributes energy, meaning energy is conserved. However, (R) does not explain the definition or position of central maxima in (A).

Question 48: easy

Assertion (A): Diffraction takes place for all types of waves mechanical or non-mechanical, transverse or longitudinal.


Reason (R): Diffraction’s effects are perceptible only if wavelength of wave is comparable to dimensions of diffracting device.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true. Diffraction is a universal wave phenomenon, occurring for all wave types. Its effects are most noticeable when the wavelength is comparable to the obstacle's size.


However, (R) states the condition for observation, not the fundamental reason why diffraction occurs for all waves (A).

Question 49: easy

Assertion (A): Light is diffracted around the edges of obstacles and it bend such a way which is not easily observed.


Reason (R): The wavelength of light is very small.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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Diffraction is noticeable when the wavelength is comparable to the obstacle size. Light has a very small wavelength \( approx 400-700 \text{ nm}\), making its diffraction around macroscopic objects hard to observe. Hence, both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation for A.

Question 50: easy

Assertion (A): In Young’s double slit experiment if intensity of each source is \(I_0\) then minimum and maximum intensity is zero and \(4I_0\) respectively.


Reason (R): In Young’s double slit experiment energy conservation is not followed.


 

1. Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
2. Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. Both (A) and (R) are false
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In YDSE with coherent sources of intensity (I_0) each, \(I_{\text{min}} = (\sqrt{I_0} - \sqrt{I_0})^2 = 0\) and \(I_{\text{max}} = (\sqrt{I_0} + \sqrt{I_0})^2 = 4I_0\). Thus, A is true. Energy is conserved in interference; it's redistributed, not destroyed. Thus, R is false.