10 - WAVE OPTICS
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Practice Questions
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What is Huygens' Principle?
💡 Hint: Think about how wavefronts are formed.
Define refraction.
💡 Hint: Recall what happens when you see a straw in a glass of water.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does Huygens' principle state?
💡 Hint: Think about how a ripple on water behaves.
True or False: Light cannot diffract.
💡 Hint: Consider observing light patterns on a wall.
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Challenge Problems
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A light wave has a wavelength of 500 nm in a vacuum. It enters a medium with a refractive index of 1.5. Calculate the new wavelength inside the medium.
💡 Hint: Use the relationship between wavelength and refractive index.
In a Young's double-slit experiment, the fringe spacing on a screen is 0.5 cm when the wavelength is 600 nm. If the wavelength is changed to 700 nm, how will the fringe spacing change?
💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between fringe spacing, wavelength, and distance to the screen.
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