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1.
A telescope consists of two lenses of focal lengths 20 cm and 5 cm. Obtain its magnifying power when the final image is
(i) at infinity
(ii) at 25 cm from the eye.
2.
Find the radius of curvature of the convex surface of a plano-convex lens, whose focal length is 0.3 m and the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5.
3.
A converging lens of refractive index 1.5 is kept in a liquid medium having the same refractive index. What would be the focal length of lens in the medium?
4.
A 12m tall tree is to be photographed with a pin hole camera. It is situated 15m away from the pin hole. How far should the screen be placed from the pin hole to obtain a 12cm tall image of the tree?
5.
An erect image 3 times the size of the object is obtained with a concave mirror of radius of curvature 36 cm. What is the position of the object?
6.
The radii of curvature of the face of a double convex lens are 10 cm and 15 cm. If focal length of the length is 12 cm, find the refractive index of the material of the lens.
7.
A short object of length L is placed along the principal axis of a concave mirror away from focus. The object distance is u. If the mirror has a focal length f, what will be the length of the image? You may take L <, |v - f|.
The length of image is the separation between the images formed by mirror of the extremities of object.
8.
Which of the following, If any, can act as a source of electromagnetic waves?
(i) A charge moving with a constant velocity
(ii) A charge moving with a circular orbit
(iii) A charge at rest
Give reason
9.
A parallel plate capacitor with plate area A and plate separation d is charged by a steady current I. Let a plane surface of area A/3 parallel to the plates and situated symmetrically between the plates. what is the displacement current through this area?
10.
What is Rayleigh's criterion of scattering?
11.
What happens to the intensity of light from a bulb if the distance from the bulb is doubled? As a laser beam travels across the length of a room, its intensity essentially remains constant. What geometrical characteristic of LASER beam is responsible for the constant intensity which is missing in the case of light from the bulb?
12.
You are given a \(2\mu F\) parallel plate capacitor. How would you establish an instantaneous displacement current of 1 mA in the space between its plates?
13.
A lens whose radii of curvature are different is forming the image of an object placed on its axis. If the lens is reversed, will the position of the image change?
14.
What are coherent sources of light? In Young's double slit experiment, two slits are separated by 3 mm distance and illuminated by light of wavelength 480 nm, The screen is at 2 m from the plane of the slits. Calculate the separation between the 8 bth bright fringe and the 3 rd dark fringe observed with respect to the central bright fringe.
15.
Name the electromagnetic waves, in the wavelength range 10 nm to 10-3 nm. How are these waves generated? Write their two uses.
16.
The image of a small electric bulb fixed on the wall of a room is to be obtained on the opposite wall 3m away by means of a large convex lens. What is the maximum possible focal length of the lens required for the purpose?
17.
What is the focal length of a convex lens of focal length 30cm in contact with a concave lens of focal length 20cm? Is the system a converging or a diverging lens? Ignore thickness of the lenses.
18.
Double-convex lenses are to be manufactured from a glass of refractive index 1.55, with both faces of the same radius of curvature. What is the radius of curvature required if the focal length is to be 20cm?
19.
The electric field of a plane e.m.wave in vacuum is represented by; \(\overset { \rightarrow }{ { E }_{ x } } =0\)
\(\overset { \rightarrow }{ { E }_{ y } } =0.5cos\left[ 2\pi \times { 10 }^{ 8 }\left( t-\frac { x }{ c } \right) \right] ;\ \overset { \rightarrow }{ { E }_{ 2 } } =0\)
(a) What is the direction of propagation of electromagnetic waves?
(b) Determine the wavelength of the wave.
(c) Compute the component of the associated magnetic field.
20.
An electric field in an electromagnetic wave is given by \(E=200sin\frac { 2\pi }{ \lambda } (ct-x)N{ C }^{ -1}.\) Find the energy contained in a cylinder of cross section \(20 \ { cm }^{ 2 }\) length 40 cm along the x-axis
21.
The amplitude of the magnetic field part of a harmonic electromagnetic wave in vacuum is B0 = 510 nT. What is the amplitude of the electric field part of the wave?
22.
A radio can tune in to any station in the 7.5 MHz to 12 MHz band. What is the corresponding wavelength band?
23.
A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency 25 MHz travels in free space along the x-direction. At a particular point in space and time, \( { E } =6.3 \hat { j } \)V/m. What is B at this point?
24.
A plane electromagnetic wave travels in vacuum along z-direction. What can you say about the directions of its electric and magnetic field vectors? If the frequency of the wave is 30 MHz, what is its wavelength?
25.
The oscillating magnetic field in plane electromagnetic wave is given by \({ B }_{ y }=8\times 10^{ 6 } \ sin \ (2\times 10^{ 11 }t+300\pi x) \ T\)
(i) Calculate the wavelength of electromagnetic wave.
(ii) Write down the expression for the oscillating electric field.
26.
Find the value of magnetic field between plates of capacitor at distance 1m from centre where electric field varies by \(10^{ 10 }Vm^{ -1 }s^{ -1 }\) .
27.
The fringe width in a Young's double slit interference pattern is\(2.4\times{ 10 }^{ -3 }\)m when red light of wavelength \(6400\mathring { A } \) By how much will it change if blue light of wavelength \(4000\mathring { A } \) is used?
28.
The light of wavelength \(4800\mathring { A } \) is incident on a double slit. If the overall separation of 8 fringes on a screen 150 cm away in 2 cm, find the distance between the two slits.
29.
The magnetic field of a beam emerging from a filter facing a floodlight is given by \({ B }_{ 0 }=12\times 10^{ -8 } \ sin \ (1.20\times 10^{ 7 }z-3.60\times 10^{ 15 }t)T\). What is the average intensity of the beam?
1.
(i) When the final image is at infinity,
\(m=-\frac{f_{0}}{f_{e}}=\frac{-20}{5}\)
⇒ m = -4
(ii) When the final image is at 25 cm from the eye,
i.e. D = 25 cm
\(m=\frac{-f_{o}}{f_{e}}\left(1+\frac{f_{e}}{D}\right)=\frac{-20}{5}\left(1+\frac{5}{25}\right)\)
⇒ m = -4.8
2.
For a plano-convex lens, R1 = ∞
R2 = -R, f = 0.3 m = 30 cm
μ = 1.5
Radius of curvature of plano-convex lens, R = ?
Applying lens Maker's formula, \(\frac{1}{f}=(\mu-1)\left(\frac{1}{R_{1}}-\frac{1}{R_{2}}\right)\)
\(\Rightarrow \frac{1}{30}=(\mu-1)\left ( \frac{1}{\infty }-\frac{1}{-R} \right )=\frac{(1.5-1)}{R}\Rightarrow R=15 cm\)
3.
When lens is immersed in a liquid, then
\(\frac{1}{f_{L}}=\left({ }^{L} \mu_{g}-1\right)\left(\frac{1}{R_{1}}-\frac{1}{R_{2}}\right)\)
where, lμg = refractive index of lens material (glass) w.r.t. liquid.
\(\therefore \quad \frac{\mu_{g}}{\mu_{L}}=\frac{1.5}{1.5}=1\)
Hence, \(\frac{1}{f_{l}}=(1-1)\left(\frac{l}{R_{1}}-\frac{1}{R_{2}}\right)=0 \Rightarrow f_{L}=\infty\)
4.
Given, h1 = 12m, u = -15m, v = ?,
h2 = 12cm = 0.12 m (symbols have their usual meanings)
As, \( \frac{h_{2}}{h_{1}}=-\frac{v}{u} v=-\frac{h_{2}^{}}{h_{1}} \times u \)
⇒ \(v=-\frac{h_{2}^{}}{h_{1}} \times u \)
\(=-\frac{0.12}{12} \times-15=0.15 \mathrm{~m}=15 \mathrm{~cm}\)
Thus, the screen should be placed 15 cm from the pin hole to obtain a 12 cm tall image of the tree.
5.
Given, magnification, m = + 3, R = - 36 cm
Object distance, u = ?
Let u = -x
\( m=\frac{h_{2}}{h_{1}}=\frac{+v}{-u}=3 v=-3 u \Rightarrow v=3 x \)⇒
⇒ \(v=-3 u \Rightarrow v=3 x\)
Applying mirror formula, we have
\( \frac{1}{u}+\frac{1}{v}=\frac{1}{f}=\frac{2}{R} \Rightarrow \frac{1}{-x}+\frac{1}{3 x}=\frac{2}{-36} \)
\(\Rightarrow \frac{-3+1}{3 x}=\frac{-1}{18} \Rightarrow 3 x=36\)
⇒ x = 12 cm or u = -12 cm
6.
R1 = 10 cm, R2 = -15 cm, f = 12 cm
\(\frac { 1 }{ f } =(\mu -1)(\frac { 1 }{ R_{ 1 } } -\frac { 1 }{ R_{ 2 } } )\)
\(\frac { 1 }{ 12 } =(\mu -1)(\frac { 1 }{ 10 } -\frac { 1 }{ 15 } )\)
\( \mu = \frac { 3 }{ 2 } \)
7.
Since, the object distance is u. Let us consider the two ends of the object be at distance \({ u }_{ 1 }=u-L/2\) and \({ u }_{ 2 }=u+L/2\), respectively, so that \(|{ u }_{ 1 }-{ u }_{ 2 }|=L\). Let the image of the two ends be formed at \({ v }_{ 1 } \ and \ { v }_{ 2 }\), respectively so that the image length would be
\({ L }^{ ' }=|{ v }_{ 1 }-{ v }_{ 2 }|\)
Applying mirror formula, we have
\(\frac { 1 }{ u } +\frac { 1 }{ v } =\frac { 1 }{ f } \ or\ v=\frac { fu }{ u-f } \)
On shoving, the positions of two images are given by
\({ v }_{ 1 }=\frac { f\left( u-L/2 \right) }{ u-f-L/2 } ,{ v }_{ 2 }=\frac { f\left( u+L/2 \right) }{ u-f+L/2 } \)
For length, substituting these values in Eq. (i), we have
\({ L }^{ ' }=|{ v }_{ 1 }-{ v }_{ 2 }|=\frac { { f }^{ 2 }L }{ \left( u-f \right) ^{ 2 }-{ L }^{ 2 }/4 } \)
Since, the object is short and kept away from focus, we have \({ L }^{ 2 }/4<<\left( u-f \right) ^{ 2 }\)
Hence, finally, \({ L }^{ ' }=\frac { { f }^{ 2 } }{ \left( u-f \right) ^{ 2 } } L\)
This is the required expression of length of an image.
8.
A charge moving with a circular orbit can produce electromagnetic waves because a circular motion is an accelerated motion and accelerated charges produce e.m.waves
9.
Let q be the charge on capacitor plates at any instant \(t\) and \(\sigma \) be the surface density of charge. Then electric field between the plates of capacitor will be \(E=\frac { \sigma }{ { \epsilon }_{ 0 } } =\frac { q }{ { \epsilon }_{ 0 }A } \)
Electric flux through area A/3 will be
\({ \phi }_{ E }=E\frac { A }{ 3 } =\frac { q }{ { \epsilon }_{ 0 }A } \times \frac { A }{ 3 } =\frac { 1 }{ { 3\epsilon }_{ 0 } } \)
The displacement current will be
\(I={ \epsilon }_{ 0 }\frac { { d\phi }_{ E } }{ dt } ={ \epsilon }_{ 0 }\frac { { d }_{ E } }{ dt } \left( \frac { q }{ 3{ \epsilon }_{ 0 } } \right) =\frac { { \epsilon }_{ 0 } }{ 3{ \epsilon }_{ 0 } } \frac { dq }{ dt } =\frac { 1 }{ 3 } \)
10.
When size of scatterer is much smaller than wavelength of light, then intensity of scattered light varies inversely as fourth power of wavelength of light, i.e.,\({ I }_{ s }\propto \frac { 1 }{ { \lambda }^{ 4 } } \)
11.
Intensity of light is reduced to one fourth because the light beam spreads as it approaches into a spherical region of area \(4\pi { r }^{ 2 },i.e.,I\infty 1/{ r }^{ 2 }\) But laser beam does not spread, hence its intensity remains constant. Laser beam is unidirectional, monochromatic and coherent light, whereas the light from a bulb does not posses the above properties.
12.
Here, ID = 1 mA = 10-3A ; C = \(2\mu F\) = 2 x 10-6 F, \({ I }_{ D }=I=\frac { d }{ dt } \left( CV \right) =C\frac { dV }{ dt } \)
Therefore, \(\frac { dV }{ dt } =\frac { { I }_{ D } }{ C } =\frac { { 10 }^{ -3 } }{ 2\times { 10 }^{ -6 } } =500V/s\)
So, by applying a varying potential difference of 500 V/s, we would produce a displaccment current of desired value.
13.
No, image will be formed at the same position. This follows from lens maker's formula:
\(\frac { 1 }{ f } =(u-1)\left( \frac { 1 }{ { R }_{ 1 } } -\frac { 1 }{ { R }_{ 2 } } \right) \)
When we interchange R1 and R2, the value of f does not change except for the sign. Hence the image will be formed at the same position.
14.
1.76 \(\times\) 10-3 m
15.
X-rays: They are generated by bombarding a target of high atomic number Z with a beam of fast moving electrons. Uses : (i) radio theapy for curing skin diseases. (ii) Medical diagnosis locating fracture TB etc.
16.
Distance between the object and the image, d = 3 m
Maximum focal length of the convex lens = fmax
For real images, the maximum focal length is given as:
fmax = \(\frac{d}{4}\)
= \(\frac{3}{4}\) = 0.75 m
Hence, for the required purpose, the maximum possible focal length of the convex lens is 0.75 m.
17.
Given, focal length of convex lens, f1 = 30 cm
Focal length of the concave lens, f2 = -20 cm
Using the formula of combination of lenses,
\(\frac{1}{f}=\frac{1}{f_{1}}+\frac{1}{f_{2}}=\frac{1}{30}-\frac{1}{20}=\frac{2-3}{60}=-\frac{1}{60}\)
\(\Rightarrow\) f = -60 cm
Since, the focal length of combination is negative in nature. so, the combination behaves like a diverging lens, i.e. as a concave lens.
18.
Refractive index of glass, μ
Focal length of the double-convex lens, f = 20 cm
Radius of curvature of one face of the lens = R1
Radius of curvature of the other face of the lens = R2
Radius of curvature of the double-convex lens = R The value of R can be calculated as:
∴ R1 = R and R2 = -R
The value of R can be calculated as:
\(\frac { 1 }{ f } =(\mu -1)\left[ \frac { 1 }{ { R }_{ 1 } } -\frac { 1 }{ { R }_{ 2 } } \right] \)
\(\frac { 1 }{ 20 } =(1.55)\left[ \frac { 1 }{ R } +\frac { 1 }{ R } \right] \)
\(\frac { 1 }{ 20 } =0.55\times \frac { 2 }{ R } \)
∴ R = 0.55 x 2 x 20 = 22 cm
Hence, the radius of curvature of the double-convex lens is 22 cm.
19.
(a) Equation second shows that the e.m.wave travels along the positive x-axis
(b) Wavelength of wave, \(\lambda =\frac { c }{ v } =\frac { c }{ (\omega /2\pi ) } =\frac { 2\pi c }{ \omega } =\frac { 2\pi \times (3\times { 10 }^{ 8 }) }{ 2\pi \times { 10 }^{ 8 } } =3.0m\)
(c) since the magnetic field is perpendicular to an electric field as well as the direction of propagation of e.m.wave, hence magnetic field must be varying along a z-axis. Therefore
\(\overset { \rightarrow }{ { B }_{ x } } =0; \ \overset { \rightarrow }{ { B }_{ y } } =0; \ and \ \overset { \rightarrow }{ { B }_{ z } } =\frac { 0.5 }{ 3\times { 10 }^{ 8 } } cos\left[ 2\pi \times { 10 }^{ 8 }(t-x/c) \right] \ \therefore [E/B=c]\)
20.
\(Here\ { E }_{ 0 }=200 \ N{ C }^{ -1 }\)
\( A=20 \ { cm }^{ 2 }=20\times { 10 }^{ -4 }{ m }^{ 2 };l=0.10 \ m\)
Vol. of cylinder, \(V=Al=(20\times { 10 }^{ -4 })\times 0.40=8\times { 10 }^{ -4 }{ m }^{ 2 }\)
Energy contained in cylinder is
U = volume × energy density
\(=v\times \frac { 1 }{ 2 } { \epsilon }_{ 0 }{ E }_{ 0 }^{ 2 }\)
\( =(8\times { 10 }^{ -4 })\times \frac { 1 }{ 2 } (8.85\times { 10 }^{ -12 })\times { (200) }^{ 2 }\)
\( =1.42\times { 10 }^{ -10 }J\)
21.
Given, amplitude of the magnetic field part of harmonic electromagnetic wave,
B0 = 510 nT = 510 \(\times\)10-9 T
Speed of light in a vacuum, c = 3 × 108 m/s
Amplitude of electric field of the electromagnetic wave is given by the relation,
E = cB0
= 3 × 108 × 510 × 10−9 = 153 N/C
Therefore, the electric field part of the wave is 153 N/C.
22.
f1=7.5×106 Hz
f2=12×106 Hz
λ1=c/f1=40 m
λ2=c/f2=25 m
So the range is 40m to 25m
23.
Using Eq, the magnitude of B is
\(B=\frac { E }{ c } \)
\(=\frac { 6.3V/m }{ 3\times { 10 }^{ 8 }m/s } =2.1\times { 10 }^{ -8 }T\)
To find the direction, we note that E is along y-direction and the wave propagates along x-axis. Therefore, B should be in a direction perpendicular to both x- and y-axes. Using vector algebra, E × B should be along x-direction.
Since, \((+\overrightarrow{\mathbf{j}}) \times(+\hat{\mathbf{k}})=\overrightarrow{\mathbf{i}}, \mathbf{B}\) is along the z-direction.
Thus, \(\mathbf{B}=2.1 \times 10^{-8} \hat{\mathbf{k}} \mathrm{T}\)
24.
It is given that a plane electromagnetic wave travels in vacuum along z-direction and the frequency of the electromagnetic wave is 30MHz.
We can say that electric field and magnetic field will be in x-plane because the electromagnetic wave travels along the z-direction and both fields are mutually perpendicular to each other.
The formula of the wavelength of a wave is,
λ=c/ν
Substitute the values in the above expression,
λ=(3×108)/(30×106)=10m.
Thus, the value of wavelength is 10 m and the direction of electric and magnetic fields will be in x-y plane.
25.
Given \(B=8\times 10^{ 6 } \ sin \ (2\times 10^{ 11 }t+300\pi x) \ T\) wave from equation of magnetic field.
\({ B }_{ y }={ B }_{ 0 } \ sin \ \left( \frac { 2\pi }{ T } t+\frac { 2\pi }{ \lambda } x \right) \)
or \(300\pi =\frac { 2\pi }{ \lambda } \)
or \(\lambda =\frac { 2\pi }{ 300\pi } =\frac { 1 }{ 150 } =6.3\times { 10 }^{ -3 } \ m\)
(ii) Electric field is given as
\({ E }_{ Z }={ B }_{ Z } \ c=24\times 10^{ 14 }sin\left[ 2\times 10^{ 11 }t+300\pi x \right] Vm^{ -1 }\)
26.
Magnetic field between the plates of a capacitor at distance \(r\) having varying electric field is given by
\(B=\frac { \mu _{ 0 } }{ 4\pi } \frac { 2I_{ D } }{ r } =\frac { \mu _{ 0 }\varepsilon _{ 0 } }{ 2\pi r } \frac { d\phi }{ dt }\)
\(=\frac { \mu _{ 0 }\varepsilon _{ 0 } }{ 2\pi r } \times \frac { d }{ dt } (E\pi r^{ 2 })\)
\( B=\frac { \mu _{ 0 }\varepsilon _{ 0 } }{ 2\pi r } \times \pi r^{ 2 }\left[ \frac { dE }{ dt } \right] =\frac { \mu _{ 0 }\varepsilon _{ 0 }r }{ 2 } \frac { dE }{ dt } \)
\(=\frac { r }{ { 2C }^{ 2 } } \frac { dE }{ dt } =\frac { 1 }{ 2\times 9\times 10^{ 16 } } \times { 10 }^{ 10 }=5.6\times 10^{ -8 }T\)
27.
Coherent sources of light are those sources which emit continuous light waves of the same wavelength and same frequency either having same phase or constant phase difference.
\( \beta =2.4\times{ 10 }^{ -4 }m;\lambda =6,400\mathring { A } \)
\(\lambda '=4,000\mathring { A } ;\beta '=?\)
\( \beta =\frac { D }{ d } \lambda \)
\( Since \ \beta \propto \lambda\)
\(\therefore \ \frac { \beta ' }{ 2.4\times{ 10 }^{ -3 } } =\frac { 4,000 }{ 6,400 }\)
\(or \ \beta '=\frac { 5 }{ 8 } \times2.4\times{ 10 }^{ -3 }\)
\( =1.5\times{ 10 }^{ -3 }m \ or \ \beta '=1.5mm.\)
28.
\(\lambda =4,800\mathring { A } =4,800\times{ 10 }^{ -8 }cm\)
\( =4.8\times{ 10 }^{ -5 }cm;\)
\( D=150cm;8\beta =2\)
\(so\quad \beta =\frac { 1 }{ 4 } =0.25cm\)
\( \beta =0.25cm;d=?\)
\( \beta =\frac { D }{ d } \lambda =\frac { D\lambda }{ \beta } \)
\( =\frac { 1504.8\times{ 10 }^{ -5 } }{ 0.25 } \)
\( or =0.0288cm.\)
29.
\({ I }_{ av }=\frac { c }{ 2 } \frac { { B }^{ 2 }_{ 0 } }{ { \mu ^{ 2 } }_{ 0 } } =\frac { 3\times 10^{ 8 }\times (12\times 10^{ 8 })^{ 2 } }{ 2\times 4\pi \times 10^{ -7 } } =1.7Wm^{ -2 }\)
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