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प्रश्न
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.
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उत्तर
When a ray of light travels from a rarer medium to a denser medium (air into glass), its speed decreases and it bends towards the normal.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence:
(a) always
(b) sometimes
(c) under special conditions
(d) never
The figure given alongside shows the image of a clock as seen a plane mirror. The correct time is:
Figure
(a) 2.25
(b) 2.35
(c) 6.45
(d) 9.25
If a ray of light goes from a rarer medium to a denser medium, will it bend towards the normal or away from it?
Name the phenomenon due to which a swimming pool appears less deep than it really is.
Light travels more quickly through water than through glass.
If a ray of light passes from glass into water, which way will it bend : towards the normal or away from the normal?
With the help of a labelled diagram, explain why a tank full of water appears less deep than it actually is.
Match the Following
| Column A | Column B |
| (a) white Light | (1) Convex mirror |
| (b) Refraction | (2) Concave mirror |
| (c) Virtual images | (3) refraction |
| (d) Real images | (4) spectrum |
| (e) Prism | (5) ray of light from glass to air |
What do you understand by refraction of light?
The phenomenon of change in the direction of light when it passes from one transparent medium to another is called ___________.
Due to _______ pencil looks bent in water, in the given experiment.
Explain with diagrams how refraction of incident light takes place from
- rarer to denser medium
- denser to rarer medium
- normal to the surface separating the two media.
The deviation of light ray from its path when it travels from one transparent medium to another transparent medium is called ______.
Which object use the reflection of light?
The ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of ______ is constant.
A star appears twinkling into the sky because of the reflection of light by the atmosphere.
Mirage is an example of refraction and the total internal reflection of light.
Which is optically denser out of the two medium M1& M2 having the refractive indices = 1.71 and 1.36 respectively?
Why a pencil partly immersed in water appears to be bent at the water surface.
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 |
