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प्रश्न
Write the basic cause of refraction of light.
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उत्तर
संबंधित प्रश्न
State the dependence of angle of deviation on the wavelength of light
A ray of light passes from water to air. How does the speed of light change?
How is the reflection of light ray from a plane mirror different from the refraction of light ray as it enters a block of glass?
How is the refractive index of a medium related to the speed of light in it?
How does the speed of light change when it passes from glass to water?
What do you understand by the statement the refractive index of glass is 1.5 for white light?
A Water pond appears to be 2.7 m deep. If the refractive index of water is 4/3, find the actual depth of the pond.
Select from the following the best experimental set-up for tracing the path of a ray of light through a glass slab:
(A) I
(B) II
(C) III
(D) IV
After tracing the path of rays of light through a glass slab for three different angles of incidence, a student measured the corresponding values angle of refraction r and angle of emergence e and recorded them in the table given below:
|
S. No. |
∠i |
∠i |
∠e |
|
I |
30° |
20° |
31° |
|
II |
40° |
25° |
40° |
|
III |
50° |
31° |
49° |
The correct observations are:
(A) I and II
(B) II and III
(C) I and III
(D) I, II and III
Select from the following the best set-up for tracing the path of a ray of light through a rectangular glass slab:

(A) I
(B) II
(C) III
(D) IV
Using the curve, how do you infer that for given prism, the angle of minimum deviation δmin is unique for the given light?

Name the phenomenon responsible in the following case:
Twinkling of stars
Define the term refractive index of a medium in terms of velocity of light.
In what condition a prism is said to be in the position of minimum deviation? What is the direction of the refracted ray inside the prism in this condition?
The diagram shows the path of a ray of light through a rectangular glass block placed in a liquid of uniform density.

Show with the help of a ray diagram the path of the ray when incident ray normally falls on the first surface of the glass block and passes through the block and the liquid.
Trace a ray of light incident at 30° on a surface if travelling from air to glass. What is the angle of refraction in this case? (R.I. for glass = 3/2).
The refractive index of glass with respect to air is 1.5. What is the value of the refractive index of air with respect to glass?
What is lateral displacement?
