Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Interference

Interference — practice question

A microwave transmitter is positioned a fixed distance away from a flat reflecting surface, as illustrated. A microwave detector is then moved at a constant speed along a straight path from $X$ to $Y$. A sequence of intensity maxima and minima is recorded. The separation between neighbouring maxima is $1.5\,\text{cm}$. What is the frequency of the microwave radiation?

  • A$1.0 \times 10^{8}\,\text{Hz}$
  • B$2.0 \times 10^{8}\,\text{Hz}$
  • C$1.0 \times 10^{10}\,\text{Hz}$
  • D$2.0 \times 10^{10}\,\text{Hz}$

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