Light – Reflection & Refraction


 


 

 




 




 


1. Reflection of Light / āφāϞ⧋⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ


Reflection is the bouncing back of light from a surface. : āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āφāϞ⧋⧰ āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āωāĻ­āϤāĻŋ āĻ…āĻšāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤


2. Laws of Reflection / āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ⧰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ


i = r


Angle of incidence = Angle of reflection : āφāĻĒāϤāύ āϕ⧋āĻŖ = āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ āϕ⧋āĻŖ


Also: Ray, normal, and reflected ray lie in same plane : āϏāĻ•āϞ⧋ ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽāϤāϞāϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇


3. Principal Focus (Mirror) / āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻĢ’āĻ•āĻžāϚ


Point where parallel rays meet (or appear to meet). : āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϞ ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āϝ’āϤ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϏ⧇āχ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁āĨ¤


4. Focal Length / āĻĢ’āϕ⧇āϞ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ


Distance between pole (P) and focus (F) : Pole āφ⧰⧁ Focusā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜ⧰ āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĨ¤


5. Mirror Used in Vehicles / āϝāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāĻšāύāϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻ†ā§ŸāύāĻž


Convex Mirror (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϞ āĻ†ā§ŸāύāĻž)


Gives wider field of view : āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ


6. Refraction of Light / āφāϞ⧋⧰ āĻ…āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ


Bending of light when it passes from one medium to another. : āĻāϟāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āφāύāĻŸā§‹ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽāϞ⧈ āĻ¯ā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§° āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϤ āφāϞ⧋ āĻŦ⧇āĻ•āĻžāχ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


7. Refractive Index / āĻ…āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āϏ⧂āϚāĻ•


Formula: n = Speed of light in vacuum / Speed of light in mediumn 


Shows how much light slows down in a medium. : āφāϞ⧋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āϧ⧀⧰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāĻ• āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


8. Myopia (Near-sightedness) / āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻĻā§‹āώ


Concave Lens (āĻ…āĻŦāϤāϞ āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ)


Explanation: Helps diverge rays. : ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


9. Hypermetropia (Far-sightedness) / āĻĻā§‚ā§° āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻĻā§‹āώ


 Convex Lens (āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϞ āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ)


Explanation: Converges light rays. : ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§ā§° āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


10. Power of Lens / āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ⧰ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž


Formula: P =1/f focal length (in meters)


āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž = āĻĢ’āϕ⧇āϞ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ (āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§°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 → āωāĻ­āϤāĻŋ āĻ…āĻšāĻž

  • Refraction → bending : āĻ…āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ → āĻŦ⧇āĻ•āĻž āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž

  • Convex mirror → vehicles :  āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϞ āĻ†ā§ŸāύāĻž → āĻ—āĻžā§œā§€āϤ

  • Concave lens → myopia : āĻ…āĻŦāϤāϞ āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ → āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻĻā§‹āώ


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Light – MCQs (PYC Level)


Q1. The angle of incidence is equal to: / āφāĻĒāϤāύ āϕ⧋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…āύ⧁āϏāĻžā§°ā§‡ i = rāĨ¤


Q2. Image formed by plane mirror is: / āϏāĻŽāϤāϞ āĻ†ā§ŸāύāĻžāϤ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ ?


A) Real B) Virtual C) Inverted D) Small


Ans: B) Virtual
Explanation: Image is virtual, erect, same size. :  āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻŋāĻ•, āϏ⧋āϜāĻž āφ⧰⧁ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āφāĻ•āĻžā§°ā§°āĨ¤


Q3. Mirror used as rear-view mirror: / āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āĻĢāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻ†ā§ŸāύāĻž


A) Plane B) Concave C) Convex D) None


Ans: C) Convex
Explanation: Convex gives wider field of view. : āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϞ āĻ†ā§ŸāύāĻžāχ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q4. When light enters glass from air, it: / āφāϞ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāρāϚāϤ āϏ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Speeds up B) Slows down C) Stops D) Reflects only


Ans: B) Slows down
Explanation: Speed decreases → bending occurs. : āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻ•āĻŽā§‡ → āĻ…āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q5. Refractive index depends on: / āĻ…āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āϏ⧂āϚāĻ• āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āϕ⧰⧇ ?


A) Colour B) Medium C) Temperature D) All


Ans: D) All
Explanation: It depends on medium, wavelength, temperature. : āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽ, ā§°āĻ‚, āϤāĻžāĻĒāϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q6. Lens used for myopia: / āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻĻā§‹āώ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ


A) Convex B) Concave C) Plane D) Cylindrical


Ans: B) Concave
Explanation: Concave lens diverges rays. : āĻ…āĻŦāϤāϞ āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇ ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q7. Lens used for hypermetropia: / āĻĻā§‚ā§° āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻĻā§‹āώ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ


A) Convex B) Concave C) Plane D) None


Ans: A) Convex
Explanation: Convex converges rays. : āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϞ āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇ ā§°āĻļā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§ā§° āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q8. Power of lens unit: / āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ⧰ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžā§° āĻāĻ•āĻ•


A) Watt B) Joule C) Dioptre D) Newton


Ans: C) Dioptre
Explanation: Unit of power is Dioptre. : āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻĄāĻžāχāĻ…āĻĒā§āϟāĻžā§°āĨ¤


Q9. If focal length increases, power: / āĻĢ’āϕ⧇āϞ āĻĻā§ˆā§°ā§āĻ˜ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ•ā§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§āĻ•āĨ¤


Q10. Refraction occurs due to: / āĻ…āĻĒā§ąā§°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Reflection B) Speed change C) Colour change D) Heat


Ans: B) Speed change
Explanation: Light bends due to change in speed. : āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻ•āĻžāχ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Quick Exam Trick


i = r
Convex mirror → vehicles : āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϞ āĻ†ā§ŸāύāĻž → āĻ—āĻžā§œā§€āϤ
Concave lens → myopia : āĻ…āĻŦāϤāϞ āϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ → āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻĻā§‹āώ
P = 1/f : P = 1/f