Problem Sheet 2

Interference of Light
1) In Newtons ring experiment, the diameter of the 5th ring was 0.30 cm and the diameter of 15th ring is 0.62 cm. Find the diameter of the 25th ring. 2) In Newtons ring experiment, the diameter of the 10th dark ring is 0.433 cm. Find the wavelength of incident light, if the radius of curvature of the lens is 70 cm. 3) In Newtons ring experiment, the diameter of the 5th dark ring was 0.3 cm and the diameter of 25th ring was 0.8 cm. If the radius of curvature of the plano-convex lens is 100cm. Find the wavelength of light used. 4) A Newtons ring arrangement is used with a source emitting two wavelength 1 = 6x10-5 cm and 2=4.5x 10-5 cm and it is found that nth dark ring due to 1 coincide with (n+1)th dark ring for 2 . If radius of curvature of the curved surface is 90 cm , find the diameter of nth dark ring for 1 . 5) In Newtons ring experiment, the diameter of the 8th ring was 0.35 cm and the diameter of 18th ring is 0.65 cm. If the wavelength of light used is 6000 A. then find the radius of curvature of the plano-convex lens. 6) In Newtons ring experiment, the diameter of the 12th ring changes from 1.45 cm to 1.25 cm when a liquid is introduced between the lens and the glass plate. Find the refractive index of the liquid. 7) In Newtons ring experiment, the diameter of the 5th ring was 0.30 cm and the diameter of 25th ring is 0.8 cm. If the radius of curvature of the plano-convex lens is 100 cm, find the wave length of light used. 8) The diameter of the 9th dark ring in a Newtons ring experiment is 0.28 cm. what is the diameter of the 16th dark ring? Give the wavelength of light used is 6000 A.U. Calculate the radius of curvature of the lens used? 9) Newtons rings formed by sodium light between a flat glass plate and a convex lens are viewed normally. What will be the order of the dark ring which will have double the diameter of that of 40th dark ring? 10) Newtons rings are formed in reflected light of wavelength 5895x10-8 cm with a liquid between the plane and curved surfaces. The diameter of the fifth ring is 0.3 cm and the radius of curvature of the curved is 100 cm. Calculate the radius of curvature of the curved surface is 100 cm. Calculate the refractive index of the liquid when ring is (i) bright and (ii) dark.