(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for Physics

An object is viewed through a glass prism with its vertex pointing upwards. It appears to be displaced upward. Explain the reason. 

Fig 4.31 below shows a light ray of single colour incident normally on two prisms A and B. In each case draw the path of the ray of light as it enters and emerges out of the prism. Mark the angle wherever necessary. 

Complete Fig. 4.32 to show the path of the ray of single colour as it enters the prism and emerges out of it. Mark the angles wherever necessary. 

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. 

A coin is places at the bottom of a beaker containing water (refractive index = 4/3) to a depth of 12 cm. By what height the coin appears to be raised when seen from vertically above? 

A postage stamp kept below a rectangular glass block of refractive index 1.5 when viewed from vertically above it, appears to be raised by 7.0 mm. Calculate the thickness of the glass slab.

What is meant by the statement the critical angle for diamond is 24°?

The critical angle for glass-air is 45° for the light of yellow colour. State whether it will be less than, equal to, or more than 45° for (i) ref light, (ii) blue light? 

The refractive index of air with respect to glass is expressed as `""_g μ_a=sin i /sin r`.

1. Write down a similar expression for _aμ_g in terms of the angles i and r.
2. If angle r = 90°, what is the corresponding angle i called?
3. What is the physical significance of the angle i in part (b)? 

The refractive index of glass is 1.5. From a point P inside a glass block, draw rays PA, PB and PC incident on the glass air surface at an angle of incidence 30°, 42° and 60° respectively.

1. In the diagram show the approximate direction of these rays as they emerge out of the block.
2. What is the angle of refraction for the ray PB? 

`("Take" sin 42° =2/3)` 

A ray of light enters a glass slab ABDC as shown in figure and strikes at the centre O of the circular part AC of the slab. The critical angle of glass is 42°. Complete the path of the ray till it emerges out from the slab. Mark the angles in the diagram wherever necessary. 

How is heat capacity of a body related to specific heat capacity of its substance?

A ray of light OP passes through a right angles prism as shown in the adjacent diagram.
(a) State the angles of incidence at the faces AC and BC.
(b) Name the phenomenon which the ray suffers at the face AC. 

A total reflecting right angled isosceles prism can be used to deviate a ray of light through:
(a) 30° (b) 60° (c) 75° (d) 90°. 

An electromagnetic radiation is used for photography in fog. [2]
(i) Identify the radiation.
(ii) Why is this radiation mentioned by you, ideal for this purpose ?

(i) What is the relation between the refractive index of water with respect to air `("_aμ_\text(w))` and the refractive index of air with respect to water `("_\text(w)μ_ a)` .
(ii) If the refractive index of water with respect to air `("_aμ_\text(w))` is`5/3`. Calculate the refractive index of air with respect to water `("_\text(w)μ_ a)` . 

The diagram below shows a pulley arrangement : 

(i) Copy the diagram and mark the direction of tension on each strand of the string.
(ii) What is the velocity ratio of the arrangement ?
(iii) If the tension acting on the string is T, then what is the relationship between T and effort E ?
(iv) If the free end of the string moves through distance x, find the distance by which the load is raised.

The diagram below shows a dual control switch circuit connected to a bulb. 

(i) Copy the diagram and complete it so that the bulb is switched ON.
(ii) Out of A and B which one is the live wire and which one is the neutral wire ?

What is the use of a fixed pulley?

The diagram below shows a pulley arrangement.

(i) In the diagram, mark the direction of the forces due to tension, acting on the pulley P.

(ii) What is the purpose of the pulley Q?

(iii) If the tension is T newton, deduce the relation between T and E.

(iv) Calculate the velocity ratio of the arrangement.

(v) Assuming that the efficiency of the system is 100%, what is the mechanical advantage?

(vi) Calculate the value of E