Benha University 2nd Year

Faculty of Science Mid-term Exam

Physics Department Name:

Answer the following questions

1. Specific rotation 𝑆𝜆𝑇 depends on:

a) Temperature b) Length of active medium

c) Concentration of solution

2. The unit of specific rotation 𝑆𝜆𝑇 is given by:

a) degree.cm2/gm b) degree.gm.cm2
c) degree. gm / cm2

3. The used law in Michelson interferometer is …………….

4. In Michelson interferometer, we used ……………. in order to get two identical wave trains

a) wave splitting b) amplitude splitting

c) wavefront splitting

5. Diffraction is defined as ………….

6. If a diffraction grating gives a first-order maximum for 632.7 nm light at an angle of

22.31°, the number of lines per centimeter on that grating will be:

a) 4000 lines/cm b) 5000 lines/cm

c) 6000 lines/cm

7. The unit of linear attenuation coefficient μ is:

a) A/cm b) cm-1
c) A.cm

8. In Beer-Lambert equation, the transmitted light is …………. to the light pathlength through
the material.

a) Directly proportional b) inversely proportional

c) not dependent