Honors Physics – Chapter 17 Test – Wave Optics – 12 May 2021 – Test # 97142

20) Gideon Guthrie wants to use a diffraction grating to find the wavelength of the emission
spectrum of a gas. The grating spacing is not known, but light of a known wavelength of 632.8
nm is deflected by 43.2° in the second order by this grating. Light of the wavelength to be
measured is deflected by 34.9° in the second order. What is the wavelength of the light that is to
be measured?

16) The index of refraction of a certain glass is measured to be 1.5. What is the speed of light in
that glass? (c = 3.0 × 108 m/s)
A) 1.0 × 108 m/s
B) 2.0 × 108 m/s
C) 3.0 × 108 m/s
D) 4.0 × 108 m/s
E) 5.0 × 108 m/s

13) The colors on an oil slick are caused by reflection and

A) diffraction.
B) interference.
C) refraction.
D) polarization.
E) ionization.

10) During experiments at the US Space Force Lab, Gideon Guthrie imbeds a laser light source
in a block of ice. Light from this laser within the frozen block of ice reflects off the ice-air
interface at the surface of the block. What phase shift does it undergo?
A) 0°
B) 90°
C) 180°
D) 270°
E) It does not undergo any phase shift.

7) Radio waves are diffracted by large objects such as buildings, whereas light is not noticeably
diffracted. Why is this?
A) Radio waves are unpolarized, whereas light is normally polarized.
B) The wavelength of light is much smaller than the wavelength of radio waves.
C) The wavelength of light is much greater than the wavelength of radio waves.
D) Radio waves are coherent and light is usually not coherent.
E) Radio waves are polarized, whereas light is usually unpolarized.

5) Two beams of coherent light start out at the same point in phase and travel different paths to
arrive at point P. If the maximum constructive interference is to occur at point P, the two beams
must travel paths that differ by
A) a whole number of wavelengths.
B) an odd number of half-wavelengths.
C) a whole number of half-wavelengths.

2) When light travels from air into water,

A) its velocity, wavelength and frequency all change.
B) its velocity changes, but its frequency and wavelength do not change.
C) its frequency changes, but its velocity and wavelength do not change.
D) its velocity and wavelength change, but its frequency does not change.
E) its wavelength changes, but its velocity and frequency do not change.

23) Consider an experiment using a diffraction grating with 7000 lines/cm, a screen 2.50 m
away, and a wavelength beam of light.
(a) How many side maxima will be observed on one side of the central maximum?
(b) How far apart on the screen are the first-order and second-order maxima on the same side of
the central maximum?

22) A diffraction grating has 5150 lines per centimeter ruled on it. What is the angular separation
between the first- and the third-order bright spots on the same side of the central maximum when
the grating is illuminated by a beam of light with wavelength 633 nm?

19) Two radio antennas are 10 km apart on a north-south axis on high mountain tops at the
seacoast. The antennas broadcast identical AM radio signals, in phase, at a frequency of 4.70
MHz. A steamship carrying Joey Macarone, 200 km offshore, travels toward the north at 15
km/h and passes east of the antennas. A radio on board the ship is tuned to the broadcast
frequency. The reception of the radio signal on the ship is a maximum at a given instant. How
much later until the next occurrence of maximum reception? (c = 3.00 × 108 m/s)
A) 5.1 min
B) 3.8 min
C) 6.4 min
D) 7.7 min
E) 8.9 min