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Q.1.
In youngs double slit experiment fringe width is found to be 0.4 mm. If the whole apparatus is
immersed in water of refractive index 4/3 without disturbing the geometrical arrangement, find the
new fringe width.
Q.2.
Two beams of light having intensities I and 4I interfere to produce a fringe pattern on the screen
phase difference between the beams is /2 at point A and at point B. Then find the difference
between resultant intensities at A & B.
Q.3.
A thin walled glass sphere of radius R is filled with water ( = 4/3). An object is placed at distance
3R from the surface of the sphere. If the effect of the glass wall is neglected. Find the distance of
the final image from the centre of sphere.
Q.4.
A parallel beam of light incident on a concave lens of focal length 10cm emerges as a parallel beam
from a convex lens placed coaxially, the separation between the lenses being 10 cm. find the focal
length of the convex lens in cm.
Q.5.
For an equilateral prism, it is observed that when a ray strikes grazingly at one face it emerges
grazingly at the other. Calculate its refractive index.
Q.6.
ABC is a right angled prism having refractive

index 2 .
A ray is incident on face BC
(hypotenuse) as shown in the figure. If emergent
ray grazes the face AB then calculate angle of
incidence i.
A
O
450
450
i
X
Q.7.
Two coherent monochromatic light beams of intensities I and 4I are superposed. Find the maximum
and minimum possible intensities in the resulting beam.
Q.8.
If x and y be the distances of the object and image formed by a concave mirror from its focus and f
be the focal length then find the focal length of concave mirror.
Q.9.
A double convex lens forms a real image of an object on a screen which is fixed. Now the lens is
given a constant velocity v = 1ms1 along its axis and away from the screen. For the purpose of
forming the image always on the screen, the object is also required to be given an appropriate
velocity. Find the velocity of the object at the instant its size is double the size of the image.
Q.10. A hole of diameter 0.5 m is filled with a glass at the bottom of boat to observer the bottom of river
through the hole. Refractive index of glass is 1.5 and water is 1.4.
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Q.11. A planoconvex lens has a thickness of = 4 cm. When placed on a horizontal surface ( table), with
the covered surface in contact with it, the apparent depth of the bottom most point of the lens is
found to be t1= 3 cm. If the lens is inverted such that the plane face is in contact with the table, the
apparent depth of the center of the plane surface is found to be t2 = 25/8 cm. Find the focal length
of the lens.
Q.12. The focal length of a convex lens of R.I. 1.5 is f when it is placed in air. When it is immersed in a
liquid it behaves as a converging lens its focal length becomes xf (x > 1). Find the refractive index
of the liquid
Q.13. A spectral line results from the transition n =2 to n =1, in the atoms/species given below which one
of these will produce the shortest wavelength emission H, He+, Li++.
Q.14. A lens has focal length f in air. What is the power of lens of refractive index , when immersed in
water (0 ).
Q.15. In Youngs experiment wavelength of red light is 7.8 10-8 cm and that of blue light is
5.2 10-8 cm. Find the value of n for which (n + 1)th blue bright line concides with nth red fringe.
Q.16. A meniscus lens is made of a material of refractive index 2 . Both
its surfaces have radii of curvature R. It has two different media of
refractive indices 1 and 3 respectively, on its two sides (see
figure). Calculate its focal length for 1 < 2 < 3 , when light is
incident on it as shown.
2
1
3
Q.17. Interference fringes are produced by a double slit arrangement and a piece of plane parallel glass
of refractive index 1.5 is interposed in one of the interfering beam. If the fringes are displaced
through 30 fringe widths for light of wavelength 6 10-5 cm, find the thickness of the plate.
Q.18. In a youngs double slit experiment, the path difference, of waves for a point p on screen is one third
of wavelength of the light. Find the ratio of intensity at P to that at maximum.
Q.19. A plane mirror is inclined at an angle = 600 with
horizontal surface. A particle is projected from
point P (see figure) at t = 0 with a velocity v at an
angle with horizontal. The image of the particle
is observed from the frame of the particle
projected. Assuming the particle does not collide
the mirror. Find the time when image will come
momentarily at rest with respect to particle.
v
O
Q.20. The figure shows a lens placed in air. = 1.5, R1 = 20

cm, R2 = 10 cm. Find the focal length of lens.
R1 R2
Q.21. A bi-convex lens L having radii of curvature 40 cm and 30 cm rests
horizontally with the face of larger radius of curvature in contact with
a horizontal plane mirror M. A little water is held by capillary action
between L and M, thus forming a water lens. Calculate the focal
length of the combination. [ = 4/3, g = 3/2 ]
L
M
Q.22. In the ideal Youngs double-slit experiment, when a glass-plate (refractive index 1.5) of thickness t
is introduced in the path of one of the interfering beams (wave-length ), the intensity at the position
where the central maximum occurred previously remains unchanged. Find the minimum thickness
of the glass-plate.
Q.23.
Find the focal length of the lens shown in the figure. The
radii of curvature of both the surfaces are equal to R.
1 < 2 < 3
1
R
2 3
R
Q.24. A light source emits light of two wavelengths 1 = 4300 A0 and 2 = 5100 A0. The source is used in
a double slit interference experiment. The distance between the slit is 0.025 mm and between
source and screen is 1.5 m. Calculate the separation between the third order bright fringes due to
these two wavelengths.
Q.25. Two identical thin isosceles prism of refracting angle A and refractive
index are placed with their bases touching each other and this
system can collectively acts as a crude converging lens. A parallel
beam of light is incident on this system as shown. Find the focal
length of this converging lens.
Q.26. The two slits are illuminated by monochromatic plane
waves from the left. To the right of the slits are two
identical glass containers A and B, each of inside
thickness = 5 10-4 m. With both containers
evacuated, a bright fringe appears at P on the screen
opposite to the centre of the slits. A gas is then admitted
to A resulting in a shift of 20 fringes as observed at P for
light of wavelength = 0.5 m
(a) Which way did the fringes move.
(b) What is the refractive index of the gas.
2h
B
f
Q.27. A point square of light is placed at depth h below the surface of a large deep lake. What is the
percentage of light energy that escapes directly from the water surface (w = 4/3)
Q.28. In Youngs double slit experiment the slits are 0.5 mm apart and interference is observed on a
screen placed at a distance of 100 cm from the slits. It is found that the 9 th bright fringe is at a
distance of 8.835 mm from the 2nd dark fringe from the centre of fringe pattern. Find the wavelength
of light used.
Q.29. A disc of radius r is rolling on a plane horizontal
mirror with constant angular velocity as shown in
the figure. Calculate velocity of image of point Q
w.r.t. Q itself. P is contact point and line PQ makes
an angle with vertical at given instant.
Q.30. A ray of light incident normally on one of the faces of a right angled isoceles glass prism is found to
be totally reflecting. What is the minimum value of the refractive index of the material of prism ?
Q.31. A prism can produce a minimum deviation in a light beam. It three such prisms are combined, find
the minimum deviation that can be produced in this beam.
Q.32. In Youngs double slit experiment interference is produced due to slits distance
d metre apart. The fringe pattern is observed on a screen distant D metre from the slits. If in
metre, denotes, the wavelengths of light, find the number of fringes per metre of the screen.
Q.33. In Youngs experiment wavelength of red light is 7.8 10-7 m and that of blue light is
5.2 10-7 m. Find the value of n for which (n + 1)th blue bright line concides with nth red fringe.
Q.34. What is the fractional change in wavelength of light when it passes through water from glass. (n w =
4/3 and ng = 3/2)
Q.35. A rectangular slab ABCD, of refractive index n1, is
immersed in water of refractive index n2 (n1 > n2). A
ray of light is incident at the surface AB of the slab is
shown. Find the maximum value of the angle of
incidence max, such that the ray comes out only from
the other surface.
D
n1
max
n2
Plane mirror
Q.36. An aquarium is bifurcated by a thin sheet of transparent

material as shown in the figure. Each of the two portions
contains different kinds of liquid (refractive indices1
and 2 respectively), two fish A and B swim along each
other with their line of approach perpendicular to the
interface. One of the side walls is a plane mirror. Find
the velocity of separation of the two images of the fish B
that are being observed by the fish A.
Given that 1 < 2.
Q.37. A beam of light consisting of two wavelength 6500 A and 5200 A is used to obtain interference
fringes in a Youngs double slit experiment what is the least distance from the centre maximum
where the bright fringes due to both the wave lengths coincide?
The distance between the slit is 2mm and the distance between the plane of the slits and the
screen is 120 cm.
A
Q.38. One face of a prism ABC of = 2 is silvered and the ray incident at
angle 45 retraces its initial path. Find the angle CAB.
i
= 2
B
Q.39. The principal section of glass prism is an isosceles PQR with PQ = PR. The face PR is silvered.
A ray is incident perpendicularly on face PQ and after two reflections it emerges from base QR,
normal to it. Find the angle of the prism.
Q.40. A system consists of two coherent point sources 1 and 2 located in
a certain plane. The sources are separated by a distance d and the
wavelength of radiation is . Taking into account that the
oscillations of source 2 lag in phase behind the oscillations of
source 1 by ( < ), find the angle at which the radiation
intensity is maximum
Q.41. In a modified youngs double slit experiment ( = 6000 A0) the zero order maxima and tenth order
maxima fall at 12.34 mm and 14.73 mm on a screen from a particular reference point. If is
changed to 5000 A0, find the new positions of the zero-order maxima and 10th order maxima if other
arrangements remaining unchanged.
Q.42. A thin prism is placed in the position of minimum deviation. If A be its
refracting angle and the refractive index of the material of the prism, find
the net deviation suffered by the ray on emergence from the prism, if the
opposite refracting surface is silvered.
Q.43. A light ray is incident on an irregular shaped slab of

refractive index 2 at an angle of 45 with the
normal on the incline face as shown in the figure.
The ray finally emerges from the curved surface in
the medium of the refractive index = 1.514 and
passes through point E. If the radius of curved
surface is equal to 0.4 m, find the distance OE
correct upto two decimal places.
1 = 1
2 =
3 = 1.514
45
60
R = 0.4m
D
Q.44. A ray of light incident normally on one of the faces of a right angled isoceles glass prism is found to
be totally reflecting. What is the minimum value of the refractive index of the material of prism ?
When the prism is immersed in water, trace the path of emergent ray for the same incident ray
taking the refractive index of the material of the prism to be equal to the minimum value of the
refractive index as calculated in this problem earlier, indicating the values of all angles ( = 4/3).
Q.45. A plano - convex lens has a thickness of 4 cm, when placed on a horizontal table, with the curved
surface in contact with it, the apparent depth of the bottom most point of the lens is found to be 3
cm. If the lens is inverted such that the plane face is in contact with the table , the apparent depth
of the centre of the plane face of the lens is found to be 25/8 cm. Find the focal length of the lens.
Q.46. Interference fringes are produced by a double slit arrangement and a piece of plane parallel glass
of refractive index 1.5 is interposed in one of the interfering beam. If the fringes are displaced
through 30 fringe widths for light of wavelength 6 10-5 cm, find the thickness of the plate.
Q.47. In Youngs double slit experiment the slits are 0.5 mm apart and interference is observed on a
screen placed at a distance of 100 cm from the slits. It is found that the 9 th bright fringe is at a
distance of 8.835 mm from the 2nd dark fringe from the centre of fringe pattern. Find the wavelength
of light used.
Q.48. A bi-convex lens L having radii of curvature 40 cm and 30 cm
rests horizontally with the face of larger radius of curvature in
contact with a horizontal polished metal plate M. A little water is
held by capillary action between L and M, thus forming a water
lens. Calculate the focal length of the combination.
[ = 4/3, g = 3/2 ]
Q.49. A transparent cylinder of radius 1m has a mirrored
surface on its right half as shown. A ray of light
travelling in air is incident on the left side of the
cylinder. The ray coming out from the cylinder is
parallel to incident ray and at a distance d = 1.00 m
from the incident ray. Find the refractive index of the
material.
Q.50. A right angle prism (45 0 900 450) of refractive index
n has a plane of refractive index n1 (n1 < n) cemented
to its diagonal face. The assembly is in air. The ray is
incident on AB as shown in figure. Calculate the angle
of incidence at AB for which the ray strikes the
diagonal face at the critical angle.
L
M
incident ray
0.5 m
1m
A
n1
Q.51. A pin is placed 10cm in front of a convex lens of focal length 20cm and refractive index 1.5. The
surface of the lens further away from the pin is silvered and has a radius of curvature 25cm. Find
the position of the image.
Q.52. Find the focal length of the glass ( = 3/2) lens (bi
convex lens) of radius of curvature 20 cm, with air as
medium on one of its side and water on the other.
(air = 1 water = 1.3)
air
water
P
Q.53. A point source S emitting light of wavelength 600 nm is

placed at a very small height h above a flat reflecting
surface AB (see figure). The intensity of the reflected light is
36% of the incident intensity. Interference fringes are
observed on a screen placed parallel to the reflecting
surface at a very large distance D from it.
Screen
(a) What is the shape of the interference fringes on the

screen?
(b) Calculate the ratio of the minimum to the maximum
intensities in the interference fringes formed near the
point P (shown in the figure).
S
B
(c) If the intensity at point P corresponds to a maximum, calculate the minimum distance through
which the reflecting surface AB should be shifted so that the intensity at P again becomes
maximum.
Q.54. A convex lens of focal length f0 = 24 cm in air is surrounded
by four different mediums as shown in the figure. A point
object O is placed along the principal axis at a distance u =
30 cm from the lens. Find the number and position of the
images formed.
1 =1.0
3 =1.2
Principal axis
0 =1.5
2 =1.1
4 =1.6
Q.55. A thin equi-convex spherical glass lens ( = 3/2) of y

focal length 30 cm is placed on the x-axis with its
optical centre at x = 40 cm and its principal axis
air
coinciding with the x-axis. A light ray, given by the
equation :
O
x
39 y = x + 1 (x, y in cm)
is incident onto the lens, towards the positive x-axis.
(a) Find the equation of the refracted ray.
(b) If the space on the right side of the lens (x > 40 cm) is filled with a liquid of refractive index 4/3,
find the new equation of the refracted ray.
Q.56. The figure (a) shows a narrow slit S illuminated by a monochromatic light of wavelength in a
double slit experiment. In the path of the rays reaching the upper slit S1 a tube of length L is
interposed in which the index of refraction of the medium varies linearly as shown in the
figure (b).
L
S1
20
S
0
S2
Lens
(a)
Screen
L/2
(b)
L x
The position of the central maximum in the interference pattern on the screen was displaced by N
fringes. Find the value of N in terms of 0, L and .
Q.57. A lens having focal length 30 cm. is cut
along a plane parallel to the principal
axis of the lens at a distance 5 mm
above optical centre A and upper part
of lens is shifted by 5 mm from the xaxis as shown in the figure. A point
object is placed on the principal axis of
the mirror at origin O (0, 0). Find the
number of images formed just after the
reflection from the mirror and write their
co-ordinates.
y
f = 30 cm.
(0, 0)
f = 30 cm.
5 mm
O
A
5 mm
30cm
90cm
Q.58. In a youngs double slit experiment, the path difference, of waves for a point p on screen is one third
of wavelength of the light. Find the ratio of intensity at P to that at maximum.
Q.59. In a double slit experiment the separation between the
slits is 1mm. Light rays fall normally on the plane of the
S
slits and the interference pattern is observed on a screen
d/2
placed at a distance of 1m from the plane of the slits. The
O
arrangement is shown in the figure. When one of the slits
d/2
S
is covered by a transparent strip of thickness 4m, the
central maximum is formed at a distance of 2mm from the
D = 1m
point O. When the entire apparatus (one of the slits
remaining covered) is immersed in a liquid, the distance
between the central maximum and the point O is reduced
to 0.5mm.
(a) Find the refractive index of the material of the strip and the liquid.
(b) If the wavelength of light used is 500nm and the experiment is performed in the liquid find distance
of the nearest maximum from the point O.
1
Q.60. Fringes are produced using light of wavelength = 4800 A0 in a double slit experiment. One of
the slit is covered by a thin plate of glass of refractive index 1.4 and other slit by another plate of
glass of double thickness and of refractive index 1.7.
During this process the central bright fringe shifts to a position originally occupied by the fifth bright
fringe from the centre. Find the thickness of each glass plate.
Q.61. In the figure S is a monochromatic point source emitting light of wavelength = 500 nm is placed
at a distance b = 2m from a screen . A thin lense of focal length f = 16 cm is cut into two identical
half. They are placed at a distance 20 cm and 80 cm from S. The part L1 is shifted = 0.40 mm
while L2 is shifted 3 transverse to the line SC. The gaps between the line SC and the lens parts
are filled by an opaque material as shown in figure. Calculate
(i) Where the image of S will form.
(ii) The refractive index of a transparent sheet of thickness t = 1 mm to be placed in path of rays
emerging from one of the parts so that the central maxima is formed at point C.
L1
S
a
3
d
L2
b
Q.62. A convex lens of focal length 15 cm and a concave
mirror of focal length 30cm are kept with their
optic axes PQ and RS parallel but separated in
vertical direction by 0.6 cm as shown. The distance
between the lens and mirror is 30 cm. An upright
object AB of height 1.2 cm is placed on the optic axis
PQ of the lens at a distance of 20 cm from the lens.
If A B is the image after refraction from the lens and
reflection from the mirror, find the distance of AB
from the pole of the mirror and obtain its
magnification. Also locate positions of A and B with
respect to the optic axis RS.
Q.63.
0.6 cm
30 cm
A
B
Q
S
20 cm
A glass plate of refrective index 1.5 is coated with a thin layer of thickness t and refractive Index
1.8. Light of wavelength travelling in air is incident normally on the layer . It is partly reflected at
the upper and the lower surfaces of the layer and the two reflected rays interfere. Write the
condition for their constructively interference. If = 648 nm, obtain the least value of t for which the
rays interfere construcively.
Q.64. A source of sonic oscillations with frequency f = 1800 Hz and a receiver are located at the same
point. At the moment t = 0 the source starts moving away from the receiver with constant
acceleration a = 10 m/s2. Assuming the velocity of sound to be equal to 340 m/s find the frequency
heard by the stationary receiver at t = 10 sec after the start of motion.
Y
Q.65. A long rectangular slab of transparent medium of thickness d is
A
air
placed on a table with its length parallel to the X-axis and width
parallel to Y-axis. A ray of light travelling in air makes a near
d
medium
normal incidence on the slab as shown.
Take the point of incidence as origin (0, 0, 0)
X
O
0
air
and =
1 (x / r )
where 0 and r(> d) are constants. air = 1
Determine the X-coordinate of the point A, where the ray intersects the upper surface of
slab - air boundary.
Q.66. A parallel beam of light consisting of two

wavelengths 14000 A0 and 26000 A0 coherent in
themselves falls on a double slit apparatus. The
separation between the two slits is 2 cm and that
of between plane of the slits and screen is 1 meter
find out
(a) The location of central maximas for both the wavelengths.
(b) The location of a point on the screen when the maximas of two waves coincide for the
first time after central maxima.
(c) The location where the minimas of the two waves coincide for the first time after central
maxima.
Q.67. In a YDSE a source of wavelength 6000 A 0 issued the screen is placed 1m from the slits. Fringes
formed on the screen are observed by a student sitting close to the slits. The students eye can
distinguish two night boring fringes if they subtend an angle more than minute arc. Find the
maximum distance between the slits so that the fringes are clearly visible using this information also
find the position of 3rd bright and 5th dark fringe from the centre of the screen.
Q.68. In a Youngs experiment the upper slit is covered by a thin glass plate of 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. It is
found that the point P on the screen where the central maximum (n = 0) fell before the glass plates
were inserted now has 3/4 the original intensity. It is further observed that what used to be the
fourth maximum earlier, lies below the point P while the fifth minimum lies above P. Calculate the
thickness of the glass plate. (Absorption of light by glass plate may be neglected).
Q.69. Two convex lenses of focal length 20 cm each are placed coaxially with a separation of 60 cm
between them. Find the image of a distant object formed by the combination by
(a) Using thin lens formula separately for the two lenses and
(b) Using the equivalent lens. Note that although the combination forms a real image of a distant
object on the other side, it is equivalent to a diverging lens as far as the location of the final image is
concerned.
Q.70. A glass sphere having refractive index (3/2) is having a small
irregularity at its centre. It is placed in a liquid of refractive
4
index
such that surface of liquid is r high above sphere
3
where r is radius of sphere. If irregularity is viewed from above
normally, calculate distance from centre where eye will
observe the irregularity.
=4/3
=3/2
r
Q.71. An x-rays tube with a copper target is found to be emitting lines other than those due to copper. The
k line of copper is known to have a wavelength 1.5405 A0 and the other two k lines observed have
wavelengths 0.7092 A0 and 1.65780A. Identify the impurities.
Q.72. Fringes are produced using light of wavelength = 4800 A0 in a double-slit experiment. One of the
slits is covered by a thin plate of glass of refractive index 1.4 and other slit by another plate of glass
of double the thickness and of refractive index 1.7. During this process, the central bright fringe
shifts to a position originally occupied by the fifth bright fringe from the centre. Find the thickness of
each glass plate.
Q.73. A double convex lens forms a real image of an object on a screen which is fixed. Now the lens is
given a constant velocity v = 1ms1 along its axis and away from the screen. For the purpose of
forming the image always on the screen, the object is also required to be given an appropriate
velocity. Find the velocity of the object at the instant its size is double the size of the image.
Q.74. An optical fiber consists of a glass core (index of
refraction n1) surrounded by a coating (index of refractin
n2 < n1). Suppose a beam of light enters with the fiber
axis as shown in the figure. the fiber from air at an angle
Show that the greaterst possible value of = sin for
which a ray can travel down the fiber core is given by 1
n2
n1
n12 n22 .
Q.75. A light ray enters into a medium whose

refractive
index
varies
along
the
x - axis as (x) = 0 1 0.25x where
0 = 1. The medium is bounded by the
planes x = 0, x = 1m and y = 0. The ray
enters at the origin at an angle
0 = 30 with the horizontal.
(a) Determine the trajectory of the light ray.
(b) Find the position at which it comes out of
the medium.
Medium
AIR
(x) 0 1025
. x
O
0
AIR
x = 1m
y 2 3 1 3 0.54m
Q.76. A rod made of glass ( = 1.5) and of square crosssection is bent into the shape shown in the figure. A
parallel beam of light falls perpendicularly on the
plane flat surface A. Referring to the diagram, d is the
width of a side and R the radius of inner semi-circle.
Find the maximum value of d/R so that all light
entering the glass through surface A emerge from the
glass through B.
R
R
d
A
Q.77. Two thin similar convex glass pieces are joined together, front to front, with its rear portion slivered
such that a sharp image is formed at 0.2m for an object at infinity. When the air between the glass
pieces is replaced by water ( = 4/3), find the position of image.
Q.78. A vessel ABCD of 10cm width has two small slits S1 and S2
2m from the vessel, to illuminate the slits as shown in the
figure below. Calculate the position of the central bright
fringe on the other wall CD with respect to the line OQ.
Now, a liquid is poured into the vessel and filled up to OQ.
The central bright fringe is found to be at Q. Calculate the
refractive index of the liquid.
S1
P
S2
40cm
10 cm
2m
S
Q.79. Light of two different wavelengths 6000 A0 and 8000
A0 is incident on two identical slits, the slit separation
being 0.2 mm. A screen is kept at a distance of 1m
(see figure).
S20.1 mmS1
D
(a) Find the fringe width of the interference pattern
formed on the screen due to each wavelength.
(b) Find the path difference and the corresponding
phase difference for light of both wavelengths (6000
A 4 mm
P
A0 and 4000 A0) arriving at a point A, which is at a
distance of 5mm from the central point P.
(c) If the ratio of the intensities IA (at the point A) and IP (at the point P) is IA : IP = 4 : 9,
find the ratio of the intensities of the light of 6000 A0 to that of 8000 A0 incident on the slits.
v0
Q.80. A small object PQ (of size = 3cm) moves with a

velocity v 0 (v 0 = 52 m/s) as shown in the figure,
above a tank containing water ( = 4/3) in which a
partially reflecting glass sphere ( = 1.5) is
immersed.
45
P
90
Q
0.5m
water
0.5 m
= 4/3
= 1.5
R =10 cm
(a) Find the position, size and the velocity of the image after the first refraction on the surface of
water.
(b) Find the position and size of the image formed by reflection of the incident rays on the glass
sphere.
(c) Lastly, find the position and size of the image formed by single refraction of the incident rays on
the glass sphere.
Q.81. Two thin equi convex lenses of glass of
3
= 4/3
refractive index =
and of focal length 0.3 m
B
2
0.9 cm
in air each are sealed into separate openings at
0.6 cm
A 90 cm
4
opposite faces of a tank filled will water

3
as shown in the figure. The separation between

240 cm
the two lenses is 240 cm whereas the principal
axes of both the lenses are shifted by 0.6 cm.
If an object AB of height 0.9 cm is placed outside the tank and 90 cm away from one lens along its
axis, then find,
(a) the position of the final image
(b) the lengths of the final image above and below the axis of the second lens.
thin glass
Q.82. A thin equi convex lens of focal length 10 cm is
sheet
cut into two identical halves L1 and L2 by a plane
L1
passing through its principal axis. The two halves
O
are placed symmetrically about the central axis
SO with a gap of 0.5 mm. A monochromatic point
0.5 mm
O
source S which emits light of wavelength = 600
S
nm is placed on the central axis such that its
distance from L1 and L2 along the axis is 15 cm. A
screen perpendicular to SO is placed 180 cm
L2
away from L1 and L2 to receive the interference
pattern. A thin transparent glass sheet ( = 1.5)
is inserted between L1 and the screen at a distance slightly greater than 30 cm.The central bright
fringe is found on the screen at a point O 5 mm above O. Find,
(a) The fringe width of the pattern
(b) The thickness of the glass sheet
Q.83. A plano - convex lens has a thickness of 4 cm, when placed on a horizontal table, with the curved
Q.84. Fringes are produced using light of wavelength = 4800 A0 in a double-slit experiment. One of the
slits is covered by a thin plate of glass of refractive index 1.4 and other slit by another plate of glass
of double the thickness and of refractive index 1.7.
During this process, the central bright fringe shifts to a position originally occupied by the fifth bright
fringe from the centre. Find the thickness of each glass plate.
Q.85.
A glass plate of refrective index 1.5 is coated with a thin layer of thickness t and refractive Index
1.8. Light of wavelength travelling in air is incident normally on the layer . It is partly reflected at
the upper and the lower surfaces of the layer and the two reflected rays interfere. Write the
condition for their constructively interference. If = 648 nm, obtain the least value of t for which the
rays interfere construcively.
Q.86. A lens having focal length 30 cm. is cut along a

plane parallel to the principal axis of the lens at a
distance 5 mm above optical centre A and upper
part of lens is shifted by 5 mm from the x-axis as
shown in the figure. A point object is placed on the
principal axis of the mirror at origin O (0, 0). Find
the number of images formed just after the
reflection from the mirror and write their coordinates.
y
f = 30 cm.
f = 30 cm.
(0, 0)
5 mm
O
A
30cm
90cm
Q.87. An image Y is formed of point object X by a lens whose optic

axis is AB as shown in the figure. Draw a ray diagram to locate
the lens and its focus. If the image Y of the object X is formed
by a concave mirror (having the same optic axis as AB) instead
of lens, draw another ray diagram to locate the mirror and its
focus.
Write down the steps of construction of the ray diagrams.
5 mm
B
X
Q.88. In a Youngs double slit experiment set-up,
source S of wavelength 5000 A 0 illuminates two
slits S1 and S2, which act as two coherent
sources. The source S oscillates about its
shown position according to the equation along
y-axis, y = 0.5 sin t, where y is in millimeters
and t in seconds. Find
y
x
S1
S
1mm
S2
2m
1m
(a) Position of the central maxima as a function of time,

(b) minimum value of t for which the intensity at point P on the screen exactly in front of the upper
slit becomes maximum.
Q.89. In a Youngs double slit experiment the region between the
slits and the screen is filled with a liquid whose
m
concentration starts changing at t = 0 and because of that
S1
5 t
its refractive index also changes with time as m = - .
2 4
S2
5
The final value of refractive index is found to be . The
t0 ,g
4
D
separation between the slits is d = 2 mm and between the
slit and screen is D = 1m. The thickness of glass plate
shown in the figure is 36 m and its refractive index is 1.5.
(a) Find the position of central maxima as a function of time and the time when it is at O.
(b) Find the speed of central maxima when it is at O.
Q.90. A thin equiconvex lens of glass ( = 1.5) having radius of
curvature 30 cm is placed at a distance of 10 cm from a
plane mirror which is placed with its plane perpendicular
to the optic axis of the lens. Water ( = 4/3) fills the place
between the lens and the mirror. A parallel beam of light
is incident on the lens as shown in the figure. Find the
position of the final image with respect to the optical
center of the lens.
Q.91. In a youngs double slit experiment a
parallel beam containing wavelengths 1 =
4000 A0 and 2 = 5600 A0 incident at an
angle = 300 on a diaphram having
narrow slits at a sepration d = 2mm. The
screen is
place at
a distance
D = 40cm from slits. A mica slab of
thickness t =5 mm is placed infront of one
of the slits and whole the apparatus is
submerged in water. If the central bright
fringe is observed at C, calculate
(a) the refractive index of the slab.
(b) the distance of the first black line from
C.
10 cm
S1
1+2
S2
Screen
D
Q.92. The convex surface of a thin concavo-convex lens of
refractive index = 1.5 has a radius of curvature 20
cm. The concavo surface has radius of curvature 60
cm. The convex side is silvered as shown in the
figure.
(i) Where should a pin be placed on the optics axis such that its image is formed at the same place?
(ii) If the concave part is filled with water of refractive index
4
, find the distance through which the
3
pin should be moved so that the image of the pin again coincides with the pin ?
Q.93. A Plano - convex lens has a thickness of 4 cm, when placed on a horizontal table, with the curved
Q.94.
Shown in the figure is a prism of an angle 30 and

refractive index p = 3 . Face AC of the prism is
covered with a thin film of refractive index f = 2.2. A
monochromatic light of wavelength = 550 nm fall
on the face AB at an angle of incidence of 60.
Calculate
(a) Angle of emergence.
(b) Minimum value of thickness t so that intensity of
emergent ray is maximum.
Q.95. A fixed cylinder tank of height H = 4m and radius

R = 3m is filled up with a liquid. An observer observes
through a telescope fitted at the top of the wall of the tank
and inclined at = 450 with the vertical. When the tank is
completely filled with liquid, he notice an insect, which is at
the centre of the bottom of the tank. At t = 0, he opens a cork
of radius r = 3cm at the bottom of tank. The insect moves in
such a way that it is visible for a certain time t. Determine
(a) The refractive index of the liquid.
(b) The velocity of insect as a function of time.
60
30
p = 3
B
f = 2.2
450
H = 4m
water
Cork
Q.96. A point object is moving with velocity 0.01 m/s on principal axis towards a convex lens of focal
length 0.3 m. When object is at a distance of 0.4 m from the lens, find
(a) rate of change of position of the image, and
(b) rate of change of lateral magnification of image.
Q.97. An thin equi-biconvex lens of refractive index 3/2 is placed
on a horizontal plane mirror as shown in the figure. The
space between the lens and the mirror is then filled with
water of refractive index 4/3. It is found that when a point
object is placed 15cm above the lens on its principle axis,
the object coincides with its own image. On repeating with
another liquid, the object and the image again coincide at
a distance 25 cm from the lens. Calculate the refractive
index of the liquid.
Q.98. The arrangement of the Lloyds mirror experiment is shown in the figure. S is a point source of
frequency 61014 Hz. A and B represent the two ends of a mirror placed horizontally, and LOM
represents the screen.
L
S
1mm
Mirror
O
5cm
5 cm
190cm
Determine the position of the region where the fringes will be visible and calculate the number of
fringes.
Q.99.
A convex lens is divided into two parts at a

distance 5 cm from the centre and the two
parts are placed at a separation of 5 cm
as shown. A concave lens is also divided
into two parts but in the opposite sense
that of convex lens. The focal lengths of
convex and concave lenses are 30 cm
and -50 cm respectively. Find the coordinate(s) of real images when an object
is placed at a distance of 90 cm from
convex lens plane.
(0, 0)
90 cm
5 cm
5 cm
5 cm
5 cm
20 cm
Q.100. An equi convex lens = 1.5 with radii 4 cm is located at a distance of 4 cm from an equiconvex lens
of = 1.6 with radii 8 cm. The lenses are thin and medium between them is water of = 4/3, while
both sides of lenses the medium is air. Find the equivalent focal length of the system.
Q.101. Two thin similar convex glass pieces are joined together front to front, with rear portion silvered and
combination of glass pieces is placed at a distance a = 60 cm from a screen. A small object is
placed on optical axis of the combination such that its m=2 times the magnified image formed on
the screen. If the air between the glass pieces is replaced by water ( = 4/3), calculate the distance
through which the object must be displaced so that a sharp image is again formed on the screen.
thickness of the glass plate. (Absorption of light by glass plate may be neglected.
Q.103. The figure shows an arrangement of a convex lens

and a concave mirror. A point object O is placed on
the principal axis at a distance 40 cm from the lens
such that the final image is also formed at the
position of the object. If the radius of curvature of
the concave mirror is 80 cm, find the distance d.
Also draw the ray diagram. The focal length of the
lens in air is 20 cm.
1 = 1.2
O
2 = 1.5
3 = 2.0
40 cm
found
that
the
point
P
on
the
screen
where
the
central
maximum
(n = 0) fell before the glass plates were inserted now has 3/4 the original intensity. It is further
observed that what used to be the fourth maximum earlier, lies below the point P while the fifth
minimum lies above P. Calculate the thickness of the glass plate. (Absorption of light by glass plate
may be neglected).
Q.105. In a young experiment the light source is at distance 1 = 20 m and 2 = 40 m from the slits. The
light of wavelength = 500 nm incident on slits separated at a distance 10 m. A screen is placed
at a distance D = 2m away from the slits as shown in figure. Find
(a) the angular positions relative to the central line do maxima appear on the screen ?
(b) How many maxima will appear on the screen?
(c) What should be minimum thickness of a slab of refractive index 1.5 be placed on the path of one
of the ray so that minima occure at C ?
P
1
L1
S1
S
a
d
S2
d
L2
b
Question - 105
Question - 106
Q.106. In the figure S is a monochromatic point source emitting light of wavelength = 500 nm is placed
at a distance b = 2m from a screen . A thin lense of focal length f = 16 cm is cut into two identical
half. They are placed at a distance 20 cm and 80 cm from S. The part L1 is shifted = 0.40 mm
while L2 is shifted 3 transverse to the line SC. The gaps between the line SC and the lens parts
are
filled
by
an
opaque
material
as
shown
in
figure.
Calculate
(i) where the image of S will form.
(ii) the refractive index of a transparent sheet of thickness t = 1 mm to be placed in path of rays
emerging from one of the parts so that a bright spot is formed at point C.
Q.107. In a double slit experiment the separation
between the slits is 1mm. Light rays fall
S1
normally on the plane of the slits and the
interference pattern is observed on a screen
d/2
placed at a distance of 1m from the plane of
O
d/2
the slits. The arrangement is shown in the
S2
figure. When one of the slits is covered by a
D = 1m
transparent strip of thickness 4m, the central
maximum is formed at a distance of 2mm from
the point O. When the entire apparatus (one of
the slits remaining covered) is immersed in a
liquid, the distance between the central
maximum and the point O is reduced to
0.5mm.
(a) Find the refractive index of the material of the strip and the liquid.
(b) If the wavelength of light used is 500nm and the experiment is performed in the liquid find
distance of the nearest maximum from the point O.
thickness of the glass plate. (Absorption of light by glass plate may be neglected.

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