MAJOR-III: PHYS3012: Waves and Optics
Practical: 30 Lectures
List of Experiments
1. To draw n-l curve with the help of a sonometer and hence find the frequency of an unknown fork
2. Determination of the frequency of ac mains with a sonometer using a magnetic wire
3. Determination of the velocity of ultrasonic waves in a given liquid
4. To determine the refractive index of the material of a prism using sodium source
5. To determine the dispersive power and Cauchy constants of the material of a prism
6. To determine the wavelength of sodium light using Fresnel Biprism
7. To determine the wavelength of sodium light using Newton’s Rings
8. Determination of the width of a single slit producing a Fraunhofer diffraction pattern
9. To determine wavelength of (1) Na source and (2) spectral lines of Hg source using a plane diffraction grating
10. Calibration of a polarimeter and determination of the concentration of an active solution
11. To determine the resolving power of a plane diffraction grating