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1 The diagram shows water waves passing through a gap.
What property of waves is being demonstrated? [1
A diffraction
B interference
C superposition
D polarisation
2 The diagram show two loudspea!ers connected to the same signal generator.
" girl wal!s from position A to position B.
Which statement describes what she will hear and gives the correct reason? [1
A " rise and fall in the loudness as the waves go in and out of phase.
B " rise and fall in the pitch as the waves go in and out of phase.
C " steady loud sound because the waves are in phase.
D " steady soft sound because the waves are out of phase.
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3 The graph shows two waves.
Which statement is correct? [1
A The waves are coherent and in phase.
B The waves are coherent but out of phase.
C The waves are incoherent and out phase.
D The waves are incoherent but in phase.
4 " student sets up a e,periment to show interference of light. -e uses two small red $.Ds as the
light sources.
Which of the following e,plains why he will not be able to show interference? [1
A The light from an $.D does not does not have a single wavelength.
B The light from an $.D does not have a constant frequency and so will not be in phase.
C The light from the two $.Ds will not be in phase.
D The light from the two $.Ds will not be coherent.
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5 "n e,periment is set up to demonstrate interference from different types of electromagnetic
radiation. The apparatus is shown below and the dimensions are !ept constant for all types of
radiation.
Which type of radiation will produce fringes which are the closest together? [1
A blue light
B infrared radiation
C red light
D ultraviolet radiation
6 a Describe what is meant by the diffraction of a wave. [1
b .lectromagnetic radiation of frequency /.0 1+
1
-2 is directed towards a slit
of width 3.+ cm.
i Determine the wavelength of the radiation. [*
ii .,plain whether or not the radiation will be diffracted at the slit. [1
7 .,plain what is meant by coherent sources. [1
8 The diagram below shows the displacement4time graphs for two waves A and B.
a What is the phase difference between the two waves? [1
b The two waves A and B are combined. 5ame the type of interference that will occur. [1
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9 The diagram below shows an arrangement used to demonstrate the interference of water waves.
a (onstructive interference occurs at point A. What is the path difference of the waves from
the gaps S
1
and S
2
? [1
b The water waves have a wavelength of 6.+ cm. Determine the path difference for
the waves arriving at point B. 5ame the type of interference ta!ing place at this point. [6
10 " microwave source is directed towards a metal plate with two narrow vertical slits. " receiver
is slowly moved along the line XY as shown in the diagram.
a .,plain why the receiver registers a series of ma,ima and minima. [6
b The wavelength of the microwaves is *.7 cm. The separation between the slits is 8.+ cm
and the receiver is a distance of 7+ cm from the slits. (alculate the separation between
ad9acent ma,ima. [6
c Describe the effect on your answer to b when:
i the separation between the slits is halved [1
ii the distance between the slits and the receiver is doubled. [1
11 ;onochromatic light is incident normally at a diffraction grating with 3+ lines per mm.
The tenth<order ma,imum is observed at an angle of 11=. Determine:
a the spacing >in metres? between the centres of the ad9acent lines on the diffraction grating [*
b the wavelength of incident light. [6
12 @ellow light of wavelength 0.0 1+
A/
m is incident normally at a diffraction grating with
6++ lines per mm. (alculate the angle between the first<order and second<order ma,ima. [0
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13 Blue light of wavelength 8.0 1+
A/
m is incident normally at a diffraction grating with
1++ lines per mm. (alculate the ma,imum number of orders that can be observed. [8
14 "nswer the following questions with supporting calculations.
@ou are given a diffraction grating with 8+ lines per mm.
a The diffraction grating is mounted on an instrument that can measure angles to within +.1=.
(an this instrument be used to determine the individual wavelengths of spectral lines of
wavelengths 071.3 nm and 071.+ nm? [3
b White light is incident normally at the grating. .stimate the angle between the e,treme
ends of the spectrum for the tenth<order ma,ima. [8
Total:
87
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