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प्रश्न
Choose and write the correct option.
If we gradually increase the angle of incidence of a ray of light passing through prism then …..
पर्याय
Angle of deviation goes on decreasing.
Angle of deviation decreases but after certain value of incident angle, deviation angle increases
Angle of deviation goes on increasing.
Angle of deviation increases but after certain value of incident angle deviation angle decreases.
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उत्तर
Angle of deviation decreases but after certain value of
incident angle, deviation angle increases.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the following blank with a suitable word:
When light is reflected, the angles of incidence and reflection are ............ .
A ray of light strikes a plane mirror such that its angle of incidence is 30°. What angle does the reflected ray make with the mirror surface?
The letter F is placed in front of a plane mirror:
- How would its image look like when seen in a plane mirror?
- What is the name of the phenomenon involved?
What type of reflection of light takes place from a cinema screen?
A boy with a mouth 5 cm wide stands 2 m away from a plane mirror. Where is his image and how wide is the image of his mouth?
The boy walks towards the mirror at a speed of 1 m/s. At what speed does his image approach him?
State the uses of plane mirrors.
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.
A man stands 10 m in front of a large plane mirror. How far must the walk before he is 5 m away from his image?
State two effects caused by the refraction of light.
State whether the following statement is true or false:
Refraction occurs because light slows down in denser materials.
Why does a ray of light bend when it travels from one medium to another?
Light travels more quickly through water than through glass.
- Which is optically denser: water or glass?
- If a ray of light passes from glass into water, which way will it bend: towards the normal or away from the normal?
When a light ray passes from air into glass, what happens to its speed? Draw a diagram to show which way the ray of light bends.
A coin in a glass tumbler appears to rise as the glass tumbler is slowly filled with water. Name the phenomenon responsible for this effect.
Light travelling from a denser medium to a rarer medium along a normal to the boundary:
(a) is refracted towards the normal
(b) is refracted away from the normal
(c) goes along the boundary
(d) is not refracted
Water is optically denser than glass.
Light travels at a lower speed in water than in air.
Air is optically .......... than glass.
What do you understand by refraction of light?
A light ray suffers reflection and refraction at the boundary in passing from air to water. Draw a neat labelled ray diagram to show it.
A ray of light passes from medium 1 to medium 2. Which of the following quantities of the refracted ray will differ from that of the incident ray: Speed, intensity, frequency, wavelength?
A ray of light A incident from air suffers partial reflection and refraction at the boundary of water.

- Complete the diagram showing (i) the reflected ray B and (ii) the refracted ray C.
- How are the angles of incidence i and refraction r related?
A real image is formed by the light rays after reflection or refraction when they:
- actually meet or intersect with each other.
- actually converge at a point.
- appear to meet when they are produced in the backward direction.
- appear to diverge from a point.
Which of the above statements are correct?
The speed of light varies in different media.
Write scientific reason.
The bottom of a pond appears raised.
Write scientific reason.
A pencil appears to be broken near the surface of water.
Assertion and reasoning type
- Assertion: If the refractive index of the medium is high (denser medium) the velocity of the light in that medium will be small
- Reason: Refractive index of the medium is inversely proportional to the velocity of the light
The angle of incidence for a ray of light having zero reflection angle is ______.
How does the light travel?
The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another is called ______.
A ray of light traveling in medium 1 strikes and travels into another transparent medium 2. If the speed of light is greater in medium 1, the ray will ______.
The ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of ______ is constant.
Which is optically denser out of the two medium M1& M2 having the refractive indices = 1.71 and 1.36 respectively?
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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