1.

Two parallel beams of light P & Q (separation d) containing radiations of wavelengths 4000
Å & 5000 Å (which are mutually coherent in each wavelength separately) are incident
normally on a prism as shown in figure. The refractive index of the prism as a function of
b
wavelength is given by the relation,  ( ) = 1.20 + , where  is in Å & b is a positive
2
constant. The value of b is such that the condition for total reflection at the face AC is just
satisfied for one wavelength & is not satisfied for the other. A convergent lens is used to bring
these transmitted beams into focus. If the intensities of the upper & the lower beams
immediately after transmission from the face AC, are 4I & I respectively, find the resultant
intensity at the focus. [JEE 1991, 8]

Ans. (9I)

2. White coherent light (400 nm-700 nm) is sent through the slits of a Young’s double slit
experiment (as shown in the figure). The separation between the slits is 1 mm and the screen
is 100 cm away from the slits. There is a hole in the screen at a point 1.5 mm away (along the
width of the fringes) from the central line.
(a) For which wavelength(s) there will be minima at that point ?
(b) which wavelength(s) will have a maximum intensity?

Ans. ((a) 428 nm, 600 nm, (b) 500 nm)

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3. A beam of light consisting of two wavelengths, 6500 Å and 5200 Å is used in double slit
experiment (1 Å = 10–10 m). The distance between the slits is 2.0 mm and the distance
between the plane of the slits and the screen is 120 cm. (a) Find the distance of the third bright
fringe on the screen from the central maximum for the wavelength 6500 Å. (b) What is the
least distance from the central maximum where the bright fringes due to both the wavelengths
coincide?

(a)between the screen and the slits.

(b)between the slits & the source S. In this case find the minimum distance between the points
on the screen where the intensity is half the maximum intensity on the screen.
Ans. ((a) 1.17 mm. (b)–1.56 mm)

6. In a YDSE experiment, the distance between the slits & the screen is 100 cm. For a certain
distance between the slits, an interference pattern is observed on the screen with the fringe
width 0.25 mm. When the distance between the slits is increased by d = 1.2 mm, the fringe
width decreased to n = 2/3 of the original value. In the final position, a thin glass plate of
refractive index 1.5 is kept in front of one of the slits & the shift of central maximum is
observed to be 20 fringe width. Find the thickness of the plate & wavelength of the incident
light.
Ans. ( = 600 nm, t = 24 m)

7. In a YDSE a parallel beam of light of wavelength 6000 Å is incident on slits at angle of

incidence 30º. A & B are two thin transparent films each of R.I. 1.5. Thickness of A is 20.4
m. Light coming through A & B have intensities I and 4I respectively on the screen. Intensity
at point O which is symmetric relative to the slits is 3 I. The central maxima is above O.

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(a) What is the maximum thickness of B to do so.

Assuming thickness of B to be that found in part (a) answer the following parts.
(b) Find fringe width, maximum intensity & minimum intensity on screen.
(c) Distance of nearest minima from O.
(d) Intensity at 5 cm on either side of O.
Ans. (a) tB = 120 m
(b)  = 6 mm ; Imax = 9I , Imin = I
(c) /6 = 1 mm
(d) I (at 5 cm above O) = 9I, I (at 5 cm below O) = 3I

8. An equi convex lens of focal length 10 cm (in air) and R.I. 3/2 is put at a small opening on a
tube of length 1 m fully filled with liquid of R.I. 4/3. A concave mirror of radius of curvature
20 cm is cut into two halves m1 and m2 and placed at the end of the tube. m1 & m2 are placed
such that their principal axis AB and CD respectively are separated by 1 mm each from the
principal axis of the lens.

A slit S placed in air illuminates the lens with light of frequency 7.5 × 1014 Hz. The light
reflected from m1 and m2 forms interference pattern on the left end EF of the tube. O is an
opaque substance to cover the hole left by m1 & m2. Find :
(a) the position of the image formed by lens water combination.
(b) the distance between the images formed by m1 & m2.
(c) width of the fringes on EF.
Ans. (a) 80 cm behind the lens
(b) 4 mm

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(c)  = 60 m

1. In a Young’s double slit experiment, two wavelengths of 500 nm and 700 nm were used. What is
the minimum distance from the central maximum where their maximas coincide again? (Take
D/d = 103. Symbols have their usual meanings.) [JEE Adv.-2024]
Ans. (3.5 mm)

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1. A parallel beam of light strikes a piece of transparent glass having cross section as shown in the
figure below. Correct shape of the emergent wave front will be (figures are schematic and not
drawn to scale) [JEE Adv.-2020]

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Ans. (A)

2. In a Young’s double slit experiment, two slits are illuminated with a light of wavelength 800
nm. The line joining A1P is perpendicular to A1A2 as shown in the figure below. If the first
minimum is detected at P, the value of P slits separation ‘a’ will be :
The distance of screen from slits is D = 5 cm [29 Jan, JEE Mains-2023(Shift-1)]

(A) 0.4 mm (B) 0.5 mm (C) 0.2 mm (D) 0.1 mm

Ans. (3)

13. In a double slit experiment with monochromatic light, fringes are obtained on a screen placed
at some distance from the plane of slits. If the screen is moved by 5 × 10–2 m towards the slits,
the changes in fringe width is 3 × 10–3 cm. If the distance between the slits is 1 mm, then the
wavelength of the light will be ____________ nm. [29 June, JEE Mains-2022(Shift-II)]
Ans. (600)

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14. A double slit setup is shown in the figure. One of the slits is in medium 2 of refractive index
n2. The other slit is at the interface of this medium with another medium 1 of refractive index
n1 ( n2). The line joining the slit is perpendicular to the interface and the distance between
the slits is d. The slit widths are much smaller than d. A monochromatic parallel beam of light
is incident on the slits from medium 1. A detector is placed in medium 2 at a large distance
from the slits, and at an angle  from the line joining them, so that  equals the angle of
refraction of the beam. Consider two approximately parallel rays from the slits received by the
detector. [JEE Adv.-2022]

(A) The phase difference between the two rays is independent of d.

(B) The two rays interfere constructively at the detector.
(C) The phase difference between the two rays depends on n. but is independent to ny.
(D) The phase difference between the two rays vanishes only for certain values of d and the
angle of incidence of the beam, with  being the corresponding angle of refraction.
Ans. (A, B)

17. In the Young’s double slit experiment, the distance between the slits varies in time as d(t) = d0
+ a0 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:
[21 July, JEE Mains-2021(Shift-I)]
D D 2  Da 0 2  D(d 0 )
(A) (B) a0 (C) (D)
d0 + a 0 d 02 (d 02 − a 02 ) (d 02 − a 02 )
Ans. (C)

26. In a Young’s double slit experiment, light of 500 nm is used to produce an interference
pattern. When the distance the slits is 0.05 mm, the angular width (in degree) of the fringes
formed on the distanced screen is close to: [3 Sep, JEE Mains-2020(Shift-I)]
(A) 0.17° (B) 1.7° (C) 0.57° (D) 0.07°
Ans. (C)

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39. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as
Reason (R). [6 April, 2023 (Shift-II)]
Assertion (A) : The phase difference of two light waves change if they travel through
different media having same thickness, but different indices of refraction.
Reason (R) : The wavelengths of waves are different in different media.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options
gives below
(A) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
(B) A is correct but R is not correct
(C) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(D) A is not correct but R is correct
Ans. (C)

40. In Young’s double slit experiment, two slits S1 and S2 are ‘d’ distance apart and the separation
from slits to screen is D (as shown in figure). Now if two transparent slabs of equal thickness
0.1 mm but refractive index 1.51 and 1.55 are introduced in the path of beam ( = 4000Å)
from S1 and S2 respectively. The central bright fringe spot will shift by _______ number of
fringes. [30 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]

Ans. (10)

42. A monochromatic light wave is incident normally on a glass slab of thickness d, as shown in
the figure. The refractive index of the slab increases linearly from n1 to n2 over the height h.
Which of the following statement(s) is (are) true about the light wave emerging out of the slab?
[JEE Adv. 2023]

 (n 22 − n 12 )d 
(A) It will deflect up by an angle tan –1  
 2h 

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 (n 2 − n 1 )d 
(B) It will deflect up by an angle tan –1  
 h 
(C) It will not deflect.
(D) The deflection angle depends only (n1 – n2)
Ans. (B, D)

46. A Young’s double-slit experiment is performed using monochromatic light of wavelength .

The intensity of light at a point on the screen, where the path difference is , is K units. The
 nK
intensity of light at a point where the path difference is is given by , where n is an
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integer. The value of n is __________. [6 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)]
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Ans. (09)

49. ‘n’ polarizing sheets are arranged such that each makes an angle 45° with the preceding sheet.
An unpolarized light of intensity I is incident into this arrangement. The output intensity is
I
found to be . The value of n will be: [1 Feb, 2023 (Shift-I)]
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(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 4
Ans. (B)

50. Given below are two statements: [1 Feb, 2023 (Shift-I)]

Statement-I: If the Brewster’s angle for the light propagating from air to glass is B, the

Brewster’s angle for the light propagating from glass to air is − B .
2

Statement-II: The Brewster’s angle for the light propagating from glass to air is tan–1 (g)
where g is the refractive index of glass. In the light of the above statement, choose the
options given below:
(A) Both Statements-I and Statement-II are true.
(B) Statements-I is true but Statement-II is false.
(C) Both Statements-I and Statement-II are false.
(D) Statements-I is false but Statement-II is true.
Ans. (B)

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56. An unpolarized light beam of intercity 2I0 is passed through a polaroid P and then through
another polaroid Q which is oriented in such a way that its passing axis makes an angle of 30°
relative to that of P. The intensity of the emergent light is [29 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
I0 I0 3I 0 3I 0
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 2 4 2
Ans. (C)

58. The speed of electrons in a scanning electrons microscope is 1 × 107 ms–1. If the protons
having the same speed are used instead of electrons, then the resolving power of scanning
proton microscope will be changed by a factor of [18 March, 2021 (Shift-II)]
1 1
(A) 1837 (B) 1837 (C) (D)
1837 1837
Ans. (A)

61. 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. [24 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]
Ans. ()

63. Visible light of wavelength 6000 × 10–8 cm falls normally on single slit and produces a
diffraction pattern. It is found that the second diffraction minimum is at 60° from the central
maximum. If the first minimum is produced at 1, then 1 is close to [7 Jan, 2020 (Shift-I)]
(A) 25° (B) 30° (C) 20° (D) 45°
Ans. (A)

65. A beam of plane polarized light of large cross-sectional area and uniform intensity of 3.3
Wm–2 falls normally on a polarizer (cross sectional area 3 × 10–4 m2) which rotates about its
axis with an angular speed of 31.4 rad/s. The energy of light passing through the polariser per
revolution, is close to [4 Sep, 2020 (Shift-I)]
(A) 1.0 × 10–5 J (B) 1.0 × 10–4 J (C) 5.0 × 10–4 J (D) 1.5 × 10–4 J
Ans. (B)

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