Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
State two factors on which the lateral displacement of the emergent ray depends.
Advertisements
Solution
Two factors on which the lateral displacement of the emergent ray depends:
1. Angle of incidence
2. Thickness of glass slab
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
What is refraction of light?
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?
An extended object in the form of an arrow pointing upward has been placed in front of a plane mirror. Draw a labelled ray-diagram to show the formation of its image.
Define the following terms used in the study of reflection of light by drawing a labelled ray-diagram:
(a) Incident ray
(b) Point of incidence
(c) Normal
(d) Reflected ray
(e) Angle of incidence
(f) Angle of reflection
The speed of light is more in glass than in water.
Image is formed by a mirror due to refraction of light.
We can see the sun even when it is little below the horizon because of ______.
Lights of different colours are used as signal for safety transport. From these, the wavelength of red light is _______ nm.
Light changes its direction when going from one transparent medium to another transparent medium. This is called _______.
Write scientific reason.
The coin disappears in a vessel as it is seen from a specific location. But as soon as the water is poured into the vessel to a certain level, the coin appears.
Write scientific reason.
A pencil appears to be broken near the surface of water.
Observe the given figure and name the following.
| Ray AB | |
| Ray NM | |
| Ray MD | |
| ∠ r |
The refractive index of four substances A, B, C, and D are 1.31, 1.43, 1.33, 2.4 respectively. The speed of light is maximum in
The refractive index of a transparent medium is always greater than ______.
The angle of incidence for a ray of light having zero reflection angle is ______.
When light passes from one medium to another the ray gets bent. This property of light is called ______.
The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another is called ______.
A water tank appears shallower when it is viewed from the top due to refraction.
Twinkling of stars and Mirage are the two phenomena occurring due to refraction.
