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प्रश्न
Right or wrong sentence.
The incident rays and refracted rays are on opposite sides of the column.
विकल्प
Right
Wrong
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उत्तर
The given sentence is wrong.
Explanation:
This statement is incorrect because, according to the laws of refraction, the incident ray and the refracted ray lie on opposite sides of the normal (an imaginary perpendicular line drawn at the point of incidence), not a “column”.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
| Column I | Column II | Column III | |
| 1 | Dispersion | Long-sightedness | Twinkling of stars |
| 2 | Refraction | Splitting of white light into component colours | Convex lens |
| 3 | Hypermetropia | Change in the direction of the ray of light due to change in medium | Spectrum of seven colours |
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Define the following terms used in the study of reflection of light by drawing a labelled ray-diagram:
- Incident ray
- Point of incidence
- Normal
- Reflected ray
- Angle of incidence
- Angle of reflection
Explain why, though both a plane mirror and a sheet of paper reflect light but we can see the image of our face in a plane mirror but not in a sheet of paper.
The image of an object formed by a plane mirror is:
(a) virtual
(b) real
(c) diminished
(d) upside-down
The image formed by a plane mirror is :
(a) virtual, behind the mirror and enlarged.
(b) virtual, behind the mirror and of the same size as the object.
(c) real, at the surface of the mirror and enlarged.
(d) real, behind the mirror and of the same size as the object.
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In which material do you think light rays travel faster-glass or air?
State whether the following statement is true or false:
Refraction occurs because light slows down in denser materials.
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How does the light have to enter the glass:
for no refraction to happen?
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List in proper sequence the steps of the experiment for determining the approximate focal length of a given concave mirror by obtaining the image of a distant object.
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Due to _______ pencil looks bent in water, in the given experiment.
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Write scientific reason.
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Observe the given figure and write appropriate phenomenon of light in the box.
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The angle of incidence for a ray of light having zero reflection angle is ______.
The angle of incidence from air to glass at the point O on the hemispherical glass slab is.
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The ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of ______ is constant.
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How do twinkling stars occur? (or) what is the cause of the twinkling of stars?
Match the following:
| Column I | Column II | ||
| 1. | r > 90 | a. | Light gazes at the surface of separation between the two modes. |
| 2. | r = 90 | b. | No refraction. |
| 3. | r < 90 | c. | Refracted ray away from the normal |
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