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प्रश्न
A beam of white light is shone onto a glass prism. The light cannot be:
(a) deviated
(b) dispersed
(c) focused
(d) refracted
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उत्तर
focussed
A beam of white light when shone on to a glass prism can be deviated, dispersed or refracted, but it cannot be focussed.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A narrow beam PQ of white light is passing through a glass prism ABC as shown in the diagram.
Trace it on your answer sheet and show the path of the emergent beam as observed on the screen DE.
(i) Write the name and cause of the phenomenon observed.
(ii) Where else in nature is this phenomenon observed?
(iii) Based on this observation, state the conclusion which can be drawn about the constituents of white light.
Study the following figure in which a student has marked the angle of incidence (∠i), angle of refraction (∠r), angle of emergence (∠e), angle of prism (∠A) and the angle of deviation (∠D). The correctly marked angles are
(a) ∠A and ∠i
(b) ∠A, ∠i and ∠r
(c) ∠A, ∠i, ∠e and ∠D
(d) ∠A, ∠i, ∠r and ∠D
Draw a ray diagram to explain the term angle of deviation.
In the following diagram the correctly marked angles are :
(a) ∠A and ∠e
(b) ∠i, ∠A and ∠D
(c) ∠A ∠r and ∠e
(b) ∠A ∠r and ∠D
As light rays pass from air into a glass prism, are they refracted towards or away from the normal?
As light rays emerge from a glass prism into air, are they refracted towards or away from the normal?
In the formation of spectrum of white light by a prism:
which colour is deviated least?
Which is refracted most by a prism : red light or violet light? Explain why?
A beam of white light falls on a glass prism. The colour of light which undergoes the least bending on passing through the glass prism is:
(a) violet
(b) red
(c) green
(d) blue
The coloured light having the maximum speed in glass prism is:
(a) blue
(b) green
(c) violet
(d) yellow
Why do you not see a spectrum of colours when light passes through a flat pane of glass?
Out of air and glass, which is optically rarer? Give reason.
In figure AO is the ray of white light falling on a prism PQR. Complete the diagram till the light emerges out from the prism and falls on the screen.
What conclusion do you draw about the nature of white light in part (b)?
Draw a labeled ray diagram to illustrate the dispersion of a narrow beam of white light when it passes through a glass prism.
A wave has wavelength 50Å of name the wave.
Differentiate between a glass slab and a glass prism.
Which characteristic property of light is responsible for the blue colour of the sky?
State True or False:
"Wavelength of red light is close to 700 nm.”
