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Huygen's principle is applicable to

A

only light waves

B

only sound waves

C

Only mechanical waves

D

for all the above waves

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ALLEN -WAVE OPTICS-Exercise 1 (Check your Grasp)
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  2. Huygen's principle is applicable to

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  5. The main drawback of huygen's theory was-

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  6. Wave nature of light follows because

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  7. The colour are characterized by which of following character of light-

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  8. Two coherent sources of intensities I1 and I2 produce an interference ...

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  9. Two wave are represented by the equations y(1)=asinomegat ad y(2)=acos...

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  10. The resultant amplitude of a vibrating particle by the superposition o...

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  11. The energy in the phenomenon of interference-

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  12. The phase difference corresponding to path difference of x is

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  13. The resultant amplitude in interference with two coherent sources depe...

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  14. The Phenonmenon of interfernece is observed-

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  15. Two coherent sources must have the same

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  16. For the sustained interference of light, the necessary condition is th...

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  17. If the ratio of the intensity of two coherent sources is 4 then the vi...

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  18. Two monochromatic and coherent point sources of light are placed at a ...

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  19. If the distance between the first maxima and fifth minima of a double-...

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  20. In Young's slit experiment, if the distance between two slits is halve...

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