Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Interference

Interference — practice question

A wave of electromagnetic radiation travelling in a vacuum has a wavelength of $8.4 \times 10^{-6}\,\text{m}$.
(a(i))[1]

State the principal region of the electromagnetic spectrum to which the wave belongs.

(a(ii))[2]

Calculate the wave's frequency, in THz.

(b(i))[1]

The light waves leaving the two slits are coherent. State what is meant by coherent.

(b(ii))[3]

Calculate the slit separation, $a$.

(c(i))[1]

Calculate the difference between the distances from each slit to the centre of fringe Q (the path difference).

(c(ii))[1]

State the phase difference between the light waves at the centre of fringe R.

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