Light, Reflection & Refraction (āĻĒā§āĻšā§°, āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖ)
Q: What type of wave is light ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻā§āύā§āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āϤ⧰āĻāĻ ?
Ans: Transverse wave āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāύā§āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āĻĨ āϤ⧰āĻāĻ
Explanation: Light has oscillating electric and magnetic fields perpendicular to its motion. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāϤāĻŋā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļā§° āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q: How does light travel ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻā§āύā§āĻā§ āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ ?
Ans: In a straight line āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϏā§āĻāĻž ā§°ā§āĻāĻžāϤ
Explanation: Light travels straight in a uniform medium. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻŽāĻāĻžāϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāϤ āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āϏā§āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q: Where does light travel fastest ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§ āĻ’āϤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ ?
Ans: In vacuum āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻļā§āύā§āϝāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϤ
Explanation: Vacuum has no particles to slow light. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻļā§āύā§āϝāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϤ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŖāĻž āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q: What is the speed of light in vacuum ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻļā§āύā§āϝāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāϤ āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° āĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
Ans: 3 × 10⸠m/s āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: ā§Š × ā§§ā§Ļ⸠āĻŽāĻŋ/āĻā§
Explanation: It is the fastest speed in nature. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĨ¤
Q: How many laws of reflection are there ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ⧰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻž ?
Ans: Two āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
Explanation: Reflection follows two laws. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻ āύā§āϏ⧰āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q: What are the laws of reflection ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ⧰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāϏāĻŽā§āĻš āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: Incident ray, reflected ray, and normal lie in same plane; angle of incidence equals angle of reflection. āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻĒāϤāĻŋāϤ ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ, āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāĻŋāϤ ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻāĻā§ āϏāĻŽāϤāϞāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§; āĻāĻĒāϤāύ āĻā§āĻŖ = āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ āĻā§āĻŖāĨ¤
Explanation: These rules explain how light reflects from surfaces. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāϏāĻŽā§āĻšā§ āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q: What kind of image does a plane mirror form ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āĻā§āύā§āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§ ?
Ans: Virtual āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ
Explanation: Plane mirrors form upright images behind the mirror. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q: Which mirror gives a straight image at any distance ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āύ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āϝāĻŋāĻā§āύ⧠āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦāϤ āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ ?
Ans: Plane mirror or convex mirror āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ
Explanation: Both mirrors form upright images. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q: What is the focal length of a plane mirror ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§° āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
Ans: Infinity āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻ āϏā§āĻŽ
Explanation: Rays neither converge nor diverge in a plane mirror. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖāϤ ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāϤā§ā§°āĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻĒāϏāĻžā§°āĻŋāϤ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q: Where to place an object in a concave mirror for a real, inverted, same-size image ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖāϤ āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ą, āĻāϞā§āĻāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻāĻžā§°ā§° āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻ’āϤ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāĻā§ ?
Ans: At the center of curvature āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻā§āϰāϤāĻžā§° āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϤ
Explanation: Image forms at the center with same size. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϤ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻāĻžā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ą āĻā§°ā§ āĻāϞā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q: What kind of image does a convex mirror form ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āĻā§āύā§āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§ ?
Ans: Upright, diminished, virtual āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϏā§āĻāĻž, āϏ⧰⧠āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ
Explanation: Convex mirrors always form small upright images. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏ⧰⧠āĻā§°ā§ āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q: What is the mirror formula ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: 1/f=1/v+1/u
Explanation: It relates focal length, object distance, and image distance. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ, āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻŋā§° āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦā§° āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q: Which mirror is used to make a solar furnace ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏā§ā§° āĻā§āϞā§āϞ⧠āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻā§āύ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans: Concave mirror āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ
Explanation: Concave mirrors focus sunlight at one point. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āϏā§ā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻā§āϤ āĻāĻāϤā§ā§°āĻŋāϤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q: What is the lens formula ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϞā§āύā§āϏ āϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: 1/f = 1/v − 1/u
Explanation: It relates focal length, image distance, and object distance. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻ āϏā§āϤā§ā§°āĻ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ, āĻāĻŦāĻŋā§° āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q: Which mirror is used inside cars ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āϤ āĻā§āύ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans: Convex mirror āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ
Explanation: Convex mirrors provide a wider field of view. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q: Which mirror is used as a side mirror in vehicles ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϝāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāĻšāύ⧰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĄ āĻŽāĻŋā§°ā§° āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻā§āύ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans: Convex mirror āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ
Explanation: It helps reduce blind spots. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻ āύā§āϧ āĻ āĻā§āĻāϞ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q: Which mirror has a negative focal length ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āύ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§° āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻŖāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ ?
Ans: Convex mirror āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ
Explanation: Convex mirrors have virtual focus behind the mirror. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§° āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϏ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻāĨ¤
Q: If magnification is negative, what is the nature of the image ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϧāύ āĻāĻŖāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āĻšāϞ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻŋā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§āύā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans: Real and inverted āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ą āĻā§°ā§ āĻāϞā§āĻāĻž
Explanation: Negative magnification means inverted image. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŖāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϧāύ⧠āĻāϞā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q: Which mirror does a dentist use to see enlarged teeth ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§°āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻĻāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋā§āϏāĻā§ āĻā§āύ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°ā§ ?
Ans: Concave mirror āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ
Explanation: Concave mirrors form magnified images. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q: What is the radius of curvature of a spherical mirror ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻā§āϰāϤāĻžā§° āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻžā§°ā§āϧ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: Distance between mirror and center of curvature āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻā§āϰāϤāĻžā§° āĻā§āύā§āĻĻā§ā§°ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ
Explanation: Radius of curvature is represented by R. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻā§āϰāϤāĻžā§° āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻžā§°ā§āϧāĻ R āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q: Which mirror is used in headlights ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻšā§āĻĄāϞāĻžāĻāĻāϤ āĻā§āύ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans: Concave mirror āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ
Explanation: It produces a strong parallel beam of light. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϞ āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q: What kind of image is formed by a car mirror ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§ā§° āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āĻā§āύā§āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§ ?
Ans: Upright āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϏā§āĻāĻž
Explanation: Convex mirrors form upright images. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q: What is the relation between focal length and radius of curvature ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻā§āϰāϤāĻžā§° āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻžā§°ā§āϧ⧰ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: f = u/2
Explanation: Focal length is half the radius of curvature. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦāĻā§āϰāϤāĻžā§° āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻžā§°ā§āϧ⧰ āĻ ā§°ā§āϧā§āĻāĨ¤
Q: Where to place an object in a concave mirror for virtual, upright, enlarged image ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖāϤ āϏā§āĻāĻž, āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻ’āϤ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāĻā§ ?
Ans: Between pole and focus āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒā§āϞ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϏ⧰ āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ
Explanation: Image becomes magnified and upright. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻāύ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻā§°ā§ āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q: Which mirror always gives upright image of distant objects ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āύ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§ąā§°ā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ ?
Ans: Convex mirror āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ
Explanation: Convex mirrors always form upright virtual images. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āϏāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q: What is the focal length of a concave lens ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
Ans: Negative āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻŖāĻžāϤā§āĻŽāĻ
Explanation: Concave lenses diverge light rays. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧠āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻ āĻĒāϏāĻžā§°āĻŋāϤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q: Which object produces a smaller image ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āύ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āϏ⧰⧠āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§ ?
Ans: Convex mirror āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ
Explanation: Convex mirrors produce diminished images. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āϏ⧰⧠āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q: Does the speed of light vary in different media ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāϤ āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° āĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϞā§āĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāύ⧠?
Ans: Yes āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻšāϝāĻŧ
Explanation: Light slows down in denser media. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāϤ āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āϧā§ā§°ā§ āĻāϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q: Why does an object appear shallower in water ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āϝā§āύ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans: Due to refraction of light āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§
Explanation: Light bends when moving from water to air. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϞ⧠āϝā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϤ āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻŦā§āĻāĻā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q: What is the unit of magnification ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϧāύ⧰ āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: Dimensionless āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻāĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āύ
Explanation: Magnification is a ratio. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϧāύ āĻāĻāĻž āĻ āύā§āĻĒāĻžāϤāĨ¤
Q: How many principal foci does a lens have ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻž āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϏ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ?
Ans: Two āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
Explanation: One focus lies on each side of the lens. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻĒāĻŋāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāϏ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Q: Magnification of a concave lens āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϧāύ āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: m = − v/u
Explanation: Concave lenses form virtual diminished images. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧠āϏ⧰⧠āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q: How is refractive index defined ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖ āϏā§āĻāĻ āĻā§āύā§āĻā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: n = sinâĄi / sinâĄr
Explanation: It measures bending of light in a medium. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāϤ āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦā§āĻāĻā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q: Which material has the highest refractive index ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āύ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāϏ⧰āĻŖ āϏā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ ?
Ans: Diamond āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻšā§ā§°āĻž
Explanation: Diamond bends light strongly. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻšā§ā§°āĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q: Which lens is converging ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āύ āϞā§āύā§āϏ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϏāĻžā§°ā§ ?
Ans: Convex lens āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ
Explanation: Convex lenses converge light rays. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧠āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āĻāĻāϤā§ā§°āĻŋāϤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q: Which lens is diverging ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āύ āϞā§āύā§āϏ āĻ āĻĒāϏāĻžā§°ā§ ?
Ans: Concave lens āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ
Explanation: Concave lenses spread light rays outward. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧠āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋā§°āϞ⧠āĻ āĻĒāϏāĻžā§°āĻŋāϤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤