Introduction of Wave Optics

Light is _______________ .

Light behaves as _________.

Emission and absorption is best described by ______.

A ray is an imaginary line ______.

Monochromatic light of wavelength 589 nm is incident from air on a water surface. What are the wavelength, frequency and speed of (a) reflected, and (b) refracted light? Refractive index of water is 1.33.

Draw the sketches to differentiate between plane wavefront and spherical wavefront.

Is the colour of 620 nm light and 780 nm light same? Is the colour of 620 nm light and 621 nm light same? How many colours are there in white light?

The wavelength of light in a medium is \[\lambda = \lambda_0 /\mu,\] where \[\lambda \] is the wavelength in vacuum. A beam of red light \[\left( \lambda_0 = 720\text{ nm} \right)\] enters water. The wavelength in water is \[\lambda =  \lambda_0 /\mu = 540\text{ nm.}\] To a person under water, does this light appear green?