Physics 12

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Mock Quiz Youngs Double-slit Equation

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1. In Youngs double-slit experiment, a monochromatic source of wavelength 560 nm illuminates slits

that are 4.5 X 10-6 m apart. Find.[2]
a) the angle at which the first-order maximum occurs.
b) the angle at which the first-order minimum occurs.
c) the angle at which the third-order maximum occurs.
d) the angle at which the third-order minimum occurs.

2. For light of wavelength 610 nm, hitting a double slit, the second-order maximum occurs at 23 . What
is the slit separation? [2]

3. Two slits are 0.15 mm apart, the second-order maximum is 7.7 m away from the centre line, and the
screen is 1.2 m away. What is the wavelength of light used? [2]

4. In an interference experiment, yellow light of wavelength 585 nm illuminates a double slit. If the
screen is 1.25 m away and the distance between the centre line and the ninth-order dark spot is 3.0 cm,
find the slit separation. [2]

5. What is the maximum order number possible for red light (630 nm) illuminating a double slit with
separation 3.0 X 105 m? [2]