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Coherence - class-XII

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To demonstrate the phenomenon of interference we require two sources which emit radiation of

  1. nearly the same frequency

  2. the same frequency

  3. different wavelength

  4. the same frequency and having a definite phase relationship


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is not an essential condition for interference?

  1. The two interfering waves must propagate in almost the same direction

  2. The waves must have the same period and wavelength

  3. The amplitudes of the two waves must be equal

  4. The two interfering beams of light must originate from the same source


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

When two waves are propagate in same direction

If two sources have a randomly varying phase difference $\varphi ( t )$  the resultant intensity will be given by 

  1. $I _ { 0 }$

  2. $\dfrac { I _ { 0 } } { 2 }$

  3. $2 I _ { 0 }$

  4. $\dfrac { I _ { 0 } } { \sqrt { 2 } }$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Phase difference is $\phi (t)$,

Since, the phase difference is varying, then the waves are said to be incoherent. So, the intensity of resultant wave is the sum of intensities of each wave i.e. $2\,{{I} _{0}}$ 

In a biprism experiment, the distance of 20 th bright bandfrom the center of the interference pattern is 8$\mathrm { mm }$ . The distance of 30th bright band from the center is

  1. $11.8\mathrm { mm }$

  2. 12$\mathrm { mm }$

  3. 14$\mathrm { mm }$

  4. 16$\mathrm { mm }$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Given

$\begin{array}{l} 20\beta =8mm \ \beta =\dfrac { 8 }{ { 20 } }  \ Now, \ 30th\, \, \max  ima=30\beta =\dfrac { { 30\times \beta  } }{ { 20 } } =12mm \ 30th\, \min  ima=\dfrac { { \left( { 2\left( { 30 } \right) -1 } \right)  } }{ 2 } \beta  \ =\dfrac { { 59 } }{ 2 } \beta  \ =\dfrac { { 59 } }{ 2 } \times \dfrac { 8 }{ { 20 } }  \ =11.8mm \ Hence,\, option\, A\, is\, the\, correct\, answer. \end{array}$

Two coherent waves of light will not produce constructive interference if the phase difference between them is

  1. $0^0$

  2. $360^0$

  3. $720^0$

  4. $90^0$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Constructive interference for coherent waves takes place when phase difference = $2n\pi$ where n is a integer

So the only case in the options when constructive interference will not take place is $90^\circ$

Answer. D

The time of coherence is of the order of

  1. $10^{-4}s$

  2. $10^{-8}s$

  3. $10^{-6}s$

  4. $10^{-2}s$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In a light source, a light wave(photon) is produced when an excited atom goes to the ground state and emits light.

The duration of this transition is $10^{-8}s$. Thus the emitted wave remains sinusoidal for this much time. This time is known as coherence time($\tau _c$).

The time of coherence is of the order of 

  1. $10^{-4}s$

  2. $10^{-8}s$

  3. $10^{-6}s$

  4. $10^{-2}s$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In a light source(photon) is produced when an excited atom goes to the ground state and emits light.

The duration of the transition is about $10^{-8}s$. Thus the emitted light remains sinusoidal for this much time. This is called the coherence time($\tau _c$).

Which of the following, cannot produce two coherent sources?

  1. Lloyd's mirror

  2. Fresnel biprism

  3. Young's double sit

  4. Prism


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Two coherent sources are produced in Lloyd's mirror by reflection of light from a plane mirror, hence the original source and its image acting as coherent sources.

In fresnel biprism, light from a point source gets refracted by a biprism to produce two coherent sources.
In Young's double slit, two coherent sources are produced by passing of light from a single source through two slits.

The device which produces highly coherent sources  is

  1. Fresnel biprism

  2. Young's double sit

  3. Laser

  4. Lloyd's mirror


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The atoms in the laser medium are pumped up energetically by an external power source, producing a population inversion of atomic energies. The pumped-up atoms can return to lower energy levels by emitting light at only certain frequencies, depending on the particular medium, which can be a solid (e.g. laser diode), a liquid (e.g. dye laser) or a gas (e.g. helium-neon laser).

We get temporal coherence because the excited atoms emit only at that preferred frequency.

Two sources are called coherent if they produce waves

  1. of equal wavelength

  2. of equal velocity

  3. having same shape of wavefront

  4. having a constant phase different


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Two source are called coherent, if they have constant phase difference i.e., phase difference between two wave is constant with respect to time.

Coherence is a measure of

  1. capability of producing interference by wave

  2. waves being diffracted

  3. waves being reflected

  4. waves being refracted


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Interference is a phenomenon in which two waves superpose to form a resultant wave of greater or lower amplitude.

If the sources are coherent, the interference pattern obtained is more ordered, with definite spacing between fringes. 
Thus coherence is a measure of capability of producing interference of wave.

The phenomenon of interference is shown by:

  1. longitudinal mechanical waves only

  2. electromagnetic waves only

  3. transverse mechanical waves only

  4. all the above types of waves


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All of the above type of waves.


Interference of a wave is the phenomenon that usually happens when the two waves reinforce,while travelling in the same medium. The interference of waves causes the medium to take on a shape that results from the net effects of the two individual waves simultaneously acting upon the particles of the medium.

Two coherent sources of light can be obtained by

  1. two different lamps

  2. two different lams of same power and same colour

  3. two different lamps of same power

  4. none of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Two sources are said to be coherent if they have exactly same frequency and have zero or constant phase difference. Two coherent source cannot be obtained from two different light sources.

Two light sources are said to be coherent if they are obtained from:

  1. two ordinary bulbs emitting light of different wavelengths

  2. a single point source

  3. a wide source

  4. two independent point sources emitting light of the same wavelength


Correct Option: B

Interference occurs in which of the following waves?

  1. Transverse

  2. Electromagnetic

  3. Longitudinal

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Since, interference occurs both in sound and light waves so it will occur in all the forms of waves given.

The sources which can give sustained interference are:

  1. two independent laser sources

  2. two independent light bulbs

  3. two light sources of very large width

  4. two sources far away from one other


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Laser sources produce light waves which are coherent. As sustained interference takes place between waves, which are coherent, we can use two independent laser sources for the same.

In a Laser beam the photons emitted are :

  1. incoherent

  2. coherent

  3. of same velocity

  4. of same wavelength


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

LASER refers to light amplification based on the stimulated emission of Radiation. It emits light coherently. Thus the photons emitted in a laser beam are coherent.

Two waves having the same wavelength and amplitude but having a constant phase difference with time are known as :

  1. identical waves

  2. incoherent waves

  3. coherent waves

  4. collateral waves


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

When the light waves are emitted from a single source and they have a constant phase difference between them then the waves are said to be coherent.
Option C is correct .

Light waves spreading from two sources produce steady interference only if they have:

  1. congruence

  2. coherence

  3. same intensity

  4. same amplitude


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Interference refers to the interaction of waves that are correlated of coherent with each other. Sustained interference takes place between waves which are coherent.

Interference of light from two sources can be observed if 

  1. The sources are independent.

  2. The sources are of different frequencies and random phases.

  3. The sources are of different frequency.

  4. The sources are coherent.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Interference of light from two sources can be observed if the sources are coherent . It means that the phase difference between two sources must be constant with time . Two independent sources can't produce an interference pattern .

Laser light is considered to be coherent because it consists of

  1. Many wavelengths

  2. Uncoordinated wavelengths

  3. Cooridnated waves of exactly the same wavelength

  4. Divergent beams


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Laser light is considered to be coherent because it consist of waves of exactly the same wavelength in phase.

For the sustained interference of light, the necessary condition is that the two sources should:

  1. Have constant phase difference

  2. Be narrow

  3. Be close to each other

  4. Of same amplitude


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

To obtain a well defined interference patterns, the intensity at points corresponding to destructive interference must be zero, while intensity at the point corresponding to constructive interference must be maximum. To accomplish this the necessary condition is that the two interference sources must be coherent, that is, they must keep a constant phase difference.

Two light sources are coherent when:

  1. Only their frequency are equal

  2. their wavelength are equal

  3. Their amplitudes are equal

  4. Time frequency are equal and their phase


Correct Option: B

Interference pattern can be produced by two identical sources. Here the identical sources mean that

  1. their size is same

  2. their wavelength is same

  3. the intensity of light emitted by them is same

  4. the emplitudes of light waves emitted by them are same


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

For observing interference the term identical source means that their wavelength are the same ( i.e., they are coherent).

In Lloyd's single mirror method we have

  1. Both sources virtual

  2. One source virtual and one real

  3. Both sources real

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

By reflection we create a virtual source from real source and light from both of these sources are used to create interference pattern in Lloyd's single mirror method.

In coherent sources it is necessary that their

  1. amplitudes are same

  2. wavelengths are same

  3. initial phase remains constant

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

For sources to be coherent it is necessary that their initial phase difference remains the same or constant.

The equations of waves emitted $S _1,S _2,S _3$ and $S _4$ are respectively $y _1=20\sin(100\pi t), y _2=20\sin(200\pi t), y _3=20\cos(100\pi t)$ and $y _4=20\cos(100\pi t)$. The phenomenon of interference will be produced by 

  1. $y _1$ and $y _2$

  2. $y _2$ and $y _3$

  3. $y _1$ and $y _3$

  4. Interference will not possible


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
To set up a stable and clear interference pattern, two conditions must be met:
The sources of the waves must be coherent, which means they emit identical waves with a constant phase difference.
And the waves should be monochromatic - they should be of a single wavelength.
Since the frequency of $y _1$ and $y _2$ is same, they form interference pattern.

Sources 1 and 2 emit lights of different wavelengths whereas sources 3 and 4 emit lights of different intensities. The coherence

  1. can be obtained by using sources 1 and 2

  2. can be obtained by using sources 3 and 4

  3. cannot be obtained by any of these sources

  4. since contrast suffers when sources 3 and 4 are used so coherence cannot be obtained by using sources 3 and 4


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

the coherence can be  obtained by using sources 3 and 4 as only the intensities are different so their frequencies can be equal
for a coherent sources frequencies must be equal
option $B$ is correct 

Statement-1: All points on a wavefront vibrate in same phase with same frequency
Statement-2: Two sources are said to be coherent if they produce waves of same frequency with a constant phase difference.

  1. Statement-1 is false, Statement -2 is true

  2. Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1

  3. Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for statement-1

  4. Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

All points on the wavefront have the same temporary displacement. Then need not be oscillating with the same frequency and constant phase difference.
Two wave sources are said to be coherent if they produce waves of same frequency and constant phase difference.
Hence assertion is incorrect, reason is correct. Option A.

Which of the following is not essential for two sources of light in Young's double slit experiment to produce a sustained interference?

  1. Equal wavelength

  2. Equal intensity

  3. Constant phase relationship

  4. Equal frequency


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

For sustainable interference wavelength has to be same. So frequency has to be same too. Contact phase relation is also necessary to sustain the interference pattern else the pattern will keep changing so rapidly that we will not see any pattern.

Equal intensity is not a requirement to keep pattern sustained.

Answer. B) equal intensity

Instead of using two slits, if we use two separate identical sodium lamps in Young's experiment, which of the following will occur?

  1. General illumination

  2. Widely separate interference

  3. Very bright maxima

  4. Very dark minima


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

There will be general illumination as super imposing waves do not have constant phase difference.

In Young's double slit experiment, one slit is covered with red filter and another slit is covered by green filter, then interference pattern will be

  1. red

  2. green

  3. yellow

  4. invisible


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

When the red and green filters are used, the rays from slits will have wavelengths of red and green light.  The condition of mono chromatic sources will not be met. Hence, the fringe pattern will disappear.

Two sources of light are said to be coherent, when they give light waves of same

  1. amplitude and phase

  2. wavelength and constant phase difference

  3. intensity and wavelength

  4. phase and speed


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In physics, two wave sources are perfectly coherent if they have a constant phase difference and the same frequency (amplitude may be different).

As $c $ be the speed of light which is constant.
Using, $c= \nu \lambda$
Now same $\nu$ gives same $\lambda.$ for the two light sources.
Example: $y _1= A _1 sin wt$  and $y _2=A _2 sin (wt+\phi) $ where $\phi$ is constant.

For interference to take place

  1. sources must be coherent

  2. sources must have same amplitude

  3. waves should travel in opposite directions

  4. sources must have same frequency


Correct Option: A,D
Explanation:

For interference to take place source must be coherent, which implies:

  • Same frequency for the two waves
  • Constant phase difference.
Options A and D match.

To demonstrate the phenomenon of interference, we require two sources which emit radiation of.

  1. Nearly the same frequency

  2. The same frequency

  3. Different wavelengths

  4. The same frequency and having a definite phase relationship


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
As for an Interference, Two Sources must be Coherent, hence the two sources must have the same frequency and a definite phase relationship.

A light of wavelength $400\overset{o}{A}$ after travelling a distance of $2\mu m$ produces a phase change of:

  1. Zero

  2. $3\pi$

  3. $\displaystyle\frac{\pi}{2}$

  4. $\displaystyle\frac{\pi}{3}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The number of wavelengths the wave travels is $=\dfrac{l}{\lambda}$ $=\dfrac{2\times 10^{-6}}{400\times 10^{-10}}$ $=50$     which is an integer.

Hence, the point is at a distance which is integral multiple of wavelength.
Thus the phase difference between the points is zero.

To demonstrate the phenomenon of interference of sound, we need:

  1. two sources, which emit sound of exactly the same frequency

  2. two sources, which emit sound of exactly the same frequency and have a definite phase relationship

  3. two sources, which emit sound of exactly the same frequency and have a varying phase relationship

  4. two sources, which emit sound of exactly the same wavelength


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

For demonstration of interference of sound we need two coherent  source, of same frequency with constant phase difference

$P _1=P _{01}  sin  (Kx-\omega t)$

$P _2=P _{02}  sin  (k(x+\Delta x)-\omega t)$

$=P _{02}  sin  (Kx-\omega t+\delta )$

$\delta =K\Delta x=\dfrac{2\pi \Delta x}{\lambda }$

Two coherent sources of intensity ratio $\beta$ interfere. Then the value of $\displaystyle \left( {\frac{{{I _{\max }} - {I _{\min }}}}{{{I _{\max }} + {I _{\min }}}}} \right)$ is:

  1. $\dfrac{{1 + \beta }}{{\sqrt \beta }}$

  2. $\sqrt {\left( {\dfrac{{1 + \beta }}{\beta }} \right)} $

  3. $\dfrac{{1 + \beta }}{{2\sqrt \beta }}$

  4. $\dfrac{{2\sqrt \beta }}{{1 + \beta }}$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

$\displaystyle \frac{I _2}{I _1}=\beta$                        $\displaystyle \frac{I _{min}}{I _{max}}=\frac{\beta - 2 \sqrt{\beta}+1}{\beta + 2 \sqrt{\beta +1}}$
$\frac{A _2}{A _1} =\sqrt{\beta}$
$\displaystyle \frac{A _2 -A _1}{A _2 + A _1}=\frac{\sqrt{\beta}-1}{\sqrt{\beta}+1}$     $\displaystyle \frac{I _{max}- I _{min}}{I _{max}+ I _{min}}=\frac{(2)}{(2)} \left [ \frac{2 \sqrt{\beta}}{\beta +1}\right ]$

Coherent sources for studies in interference of light are obtained from.

  1. Two sources derived from a single source of light having a constant phase difference

  2. Two independent sources of light having a varying phase difference

  3. Two independent sources of light having a constant phase difference

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Interference fringes were produced in Young's double slit experiment using light of wavelength $5000\overset{o}{A}$. When a film of thickness $2.5\times 10^{-3}$cm was placed in front of one of the slits, the fringe pattern shifted by a distance equal to $20$ fringe-widths. The refractive index of the material of the film is?

  1. $1.25$

  2. $1.35$

  3. $1.4$

  4. $1.5$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$n\lambda =\left( \mu -1 \right) t$\ $20\times 5\times  { 10 }^{ -7 }=\left( \mu -1 \right) 25\times { 10 }^{ -6 }$\ $\mu =1.4$

True & False Statement Type
$S _1$ : In an elastic collision initial and final K.E. of system will be same.
$S _2$ : In a pure L-C Circuit average energy stored in capacitor is zero.
$S _3$ : In YDSE coherent sources are formed by division of wave front method.
$S _4$ : If a physical Quantity is quantized then it must be integral multiple of its lowest value.

  1. FFTF

  2. TTFT

  3. FTFT

  4. TFTT


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

S1: In an elastic collision the kinetic energy is conserved so the initial and final K.E. of system will be same. (T)
S2: In a pure L-C Circuit average energy stored in capacitor always oscillate between a maximum and a minimum. So not zero always.(F)
S3:In YDSE coherent sources are formed by division of wavefront method from a single source of light. (T)
S4: If a physical Quantity is quantized then it will be the integral multiple of its lowest value (T)

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