Light â Reflection & Refraction
1. Reflection of Light / āĻāϞā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ
Reflection is the bouncing back of light from a surface. : āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāϞā§ā§° āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻāϤāĻŋ āĻ āĻšāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
2. Laws of Reflection / āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ⧰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ
i = r
Angle of incidence = Angle of reflection : āĻāĻĒāϤāύ āĻā§āĻŖ = āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ āĻā§āĻŖ
Also: Ray, normal, and reflected ray lie in same plane : āϏāĻāϞ⧠⧰āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻā§ āϏāĻŽāϤāϞāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§
3. Principal Focus (Mirror) / āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĢ’āĻāĻžāĻ
Point where parallel rays meet (or appear to meet). : āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϞ ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āϝ’āϤ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻā§āĨ¤
4. Focal Length / āĻĢ’āĻā§āϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ
Distance between pole (P) and focus (F) : Pole āĻā§°ā§ Focusā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§° āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦāĨ¤
5. Mirror Used in Vehicles / āϝāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāĻšāύāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻā§āύāĻž
Convex Mirror (āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āĻā§āύāĻž)
Gives wider field of view : āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§ā§° āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
6. Refraction of Light / āĻāϞā§ā§° āĻ āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ
Bending of light when it passes from one medium to another. : āĻāĻāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāύāĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāϞ⧠āϝā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϤ āĻāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
7. Refractive Index / āĻ āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āϏā§āĻāĻ
Formula: n = Speed of light in vacuum / Speed of light in mediumn
Shows how much light slows down in a medium. : āĻāϞ⧠āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āϧā§ā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
8. Myopia (Near-sightedness) / āύāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āώ
Concave Lens (āĻ āĻŦāϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ)
Explanation: Helps diverge rays. : ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
9. Hypermetropia (Far-sightedness) / āĻĻā§ā§° āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āώ
Convex Lens (āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ)
Explanation: Converges light rays. : ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāϤā§ā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
10. Power of Lens / āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
Formula: P =1/f focal length (in meters)
āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž = āĻĢ’āĻā§āϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ (āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžā§°āϤ)
Important Corrections (Very Important)
Wrong: Speed of light in vacuum + medium
Correct: Division ( / )
Wrong: Power = focal length
Correct: P = 1/f
Quick Revision Trick
- Reflection → bouncing : āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ → āĻāĻāϤāĻŋ āĻ āĻšāĻž
- Refraction → bending : āĻ āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ → āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž
- Convex mirror → vehicles : āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āĻā§āύāĻž → āĻāĻžā§ā§āϤ
- Concave lens → myopia : āĻ āĻŦāϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ → āύāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āώ
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Light – MCQs (PYC Level)
Q1. The angle of incidence is equal to: / āĻāĻĒāϤāύ āĻā§āĻŖ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Angle of deviation B) Angle of reflection C) Angle of refraction D) 90°
Ans: B) Angle of reflection
Explanation: According to law of reflection, i = r. : āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ⧰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻ
āύā§āϏāĻžā§°ā§ i = rāĨ¤
Q2. Image formed by plane mirror is: / āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻā§āύāĻžāϤ āĻāĻ āύ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻŋ ?
A) Real B) Virtual C) Inverted D) Small
Ans: B) Virtual
Explanation: Image is virtual, erect, same size. : āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ, āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻāĻžā§°ā§°āĨ¤
Q3. Mirror used as rear-view mirror: / āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻā§āύāĻž
A) Plane B) Concave C) Convex D) None
Ans: C) Convex
Explanation: Convex gives wider field of view. : āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q4. When light enters glass from air, it: / āĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻāϤ āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Speeds up B) Slows down C) Stops D) Reflects only
Ans: B) Slows down
Explanation: Speed decreases → bending occurs. : āĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻŽā§ → āĻ
āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q5. Refractive index depends on: / āĻ āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āϏā§āĻāĻ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§ ?
A) Colour B) Medium C) Temperature D) All
Ans: D) All
Explanation: It depends on medium, wavelength, temperature. : āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽ, ā§°āĻ, āϤāĻžāĻĒāϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q6. Lens used for myopia: / āύāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āώ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āϞā§āύā§āϏ
A) Convex B) Concave C) Plane D) Cylindrical
Ans: B) Concave
Explanation: Concave lens diverges rays. : āĻ
āĻŦāϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧠⧰āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q7. Lens used for hypermetropia: / āĻĻā§ā§° āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āώ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āϞā§āύā§āϏ
A) Convex B) Concave C) Plane D) None
Ans: A) Convex
Explanation: Convex converges rays. : āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧠⧰āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāϤā§ā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q8. Power of lens unit: / āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžā§° āĻāĻāĻ
A) Watt B) Joule C) Dioptre D) Newton
Ans: C) Dioptre
Explanation: Unit of power is Dioptre. : āĻāĻāĻ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ
āĻĒā§āĻāĻžā§°āĨ¤
Q9. If focal length increases, power: / āĻĢ’āĻā§āϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž ?
A) Increases B) Decreases C) Same D) Zero
Ans: B) Decreases
Explanation: P = 1/f → inverse relation. : P = 1/f → āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻāĨ¤
Q10. Refraction occurs due to: / āĻ āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Reflection B) Speed change C) Colour change D) Heat
Ans: B) Speed change
Explanation: Light bends due to change in speed. : āĻŦā§āĻ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Quick Exam Trick
i = r
Convex mirror → vehicles : āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āĻā§āύāĻž → āĻāĻžā§ā§āϤ
Concave lens → myopia : āĻ
āĻŦāϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ → āύāĻŋāĻāĻ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§āώ
P = 1/f : P = 1/f