The Michelson interferometer was designed to study the nature of: w) water waves x) sound waves y) an "ether" z) sunlight

The Michelson interferometer was designed to study the nature of: w) water waves x) sound waves y) an "ether" z) sunlight
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In Michelson interferometer semi silvered mirror is used To obtain __________. A. Thin film interference B. Phase coherence C. mono chromatic light D. colored fringe

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Second glass plate in Michelson ‘s Interferometer is known as A. Extra glass plate C. Simple Glass Plate B. Compensating glass plate D. None of these

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In Michelson ‘s interferometer 100 fringes cross the field view when the movable mirror is displaced through 0.0248 mm. Calculate the wavelength of monochromatic light used A. 5896 A 0 B.5890 A 0 C.4000 A 0 D. 4890 A 0

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Last Answer : B.5890

In which year did A. Michelson and E. Morley conduct their experiment to verify the existence of ether?

Description : In which year did A. Michelson and E. Morley conduct their experiment to verify the existence of ether?

Last Answer : Answer: 1887.

The term "laminar flow" is most often associated with the description of: w) conduction of sound by waves x) current flow in transistors y) effects of viscosity of liquids z) passage of light rays through a liquid

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Which of the following does NOT travel in a vacuum? w) radio waves x) gamma rays y) magnetic waves z) sound waves

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The dark lines constituting the absorption spectrum exhibited by sunlight are frequently called: w) Fresnel lines x) Fraunhofer lines y) Fermi lines z) Franklin lines

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In geological studies, all of the following are TRUE of P waves except that they: w) are body waves x) travel like sound waves y) can pass through liquids z) are slower than S waves

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A mystical substance supposedly released during combustion was called: w) thermal flax x) ether y) caloric z) phlogiston (pron: flow-gis-ton)

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Standing waves are formed when two sets of waves of equal amplitude and frequency w) are in phase x) are in opposite phase y) move through each other in opposite directions z) are reflected from the same surface

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The particle nature of light is demonstrated by which of the following? w) the photoelectric effect x) the various colors of light y) the speed of light z) diffraction.

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Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- THE PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT

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Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- IT IS AN ALPHA EMITTER WITH LONG HALF-LIFE. 

The photoelectric effect is a demonstration of: w) the wave nature of light x) the particle nature of light y) Compton scattering z) the continuous spectrum of radiation

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