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Two coherent sources of light S1 and S2, equidistant from the origin, are separated by a distance 2λ as shown. They emit light of wavelength λ. Interference is observed on a screen placed along the circle of a large radius R. Point is seen to be a point of constructive interference. Then angle θ (other than 0° and 90°) is 

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In the figure shown, a parallel beam of light is incident on the plane of the slits of Young’s double-slit experiment. Light incident on the slit, S1 passes through a medium of variable refractive index μ=1+ax (where x is the distance from the plane of slits as shown), up to a distance l before falling on S1. Rest of the space is filled with air. If at O a minima is formed, then the minimum value of the positive constant a (in terms of l and wavelength λ in air) is :

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M1 and M2 are two plane mirrors that are kept parallel to each other as shown. There is a point 'O' on a perpendicular screen just in front of 'S'. What should be the wavelength of light coming from monochromatic source 'S', so that a maxima is formed at 'O' due to interference of reflected light from both the mirrors. [Consider only 1st, reflection]. [D>>d, d>>λ]

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A long narrow horizontal slit lies 1 mm, above a plane mirror. The interference pattern produced by the slit and its image is viewed on a screen distant 1 m, from the slit. The wavelength of light is 600 nm. Then the distance of the first maxima above the mirror is equal to (d<<D):

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A parallel monochromatic beam of light is incident normally on a narrow slit. A diffraction pattern is formed on a screen placed perpendicular to the direction of the incident beam. At the first minimum of the diffraction pattern, the phase difference between the rays coming from the two edges of the slit is:
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A slit of width a is illuminated by parallel monochromatic light of wavelength λ. The value of a at which the first minimum of the diffraction pattern will form at θ = 30° is
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In the figure shown three slits s1, s2 and s3 are illuminated with light of wavelength λ.  λ<<d  and D>>d. Each slit produces the same intensity I on the screen. If resultant intensity at the point on the screen directly in front of s2 is 3I, then the maximum value of λ is nd22D (i) Find the value of n(ii) Also find intensity at a point P if λ is of part (i).

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A narrow monochromatic beam of light of intensity I is incident on a glass plate as shown in the figure. Another identical glass plate is kept close to the first one and parallel to it. Each glass plate reflects 25 % of the light incident on it and transmits the remaining. The ratio of the minimum and the maximum intensities in the interference pattern formed by the two beams obtained after one reflection at each plate is 1:n, find value of n. 

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In a Young's experiment, the upper slit is covered by a thin glass plate of the refractive index 1.4 while the lower slit is covered by another glass plate having the same thickness as the first one but having refractive index 1.7. Interference pattern is observed using light of wavelength 5400 Å. It is found that the point P on the screen where the central maximum fell before the glass plates were inserted now has (34)th the original intensity. It is further observed that what used to be the 5th maximum earlier, lies below the point O while the 6th minimum lies above O. The thickness of the glass plate is n×107m. Find the value of n. (Absorption of light by glass plate may be neglected)