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Question
Suggest one way, in each case, by which we can detect the presence of Infrared radiations.
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Solution
These are detected by a thermopile.
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A student traces the path of a ray of light through a triangular glass prism for different values of angle of incidence. On analyzing the ray diagrams, which one of the following conclusions is he likely to draw?
(A) The emergent ray is parallel to the incident ray.
(B) The emergent ray bends at an angle to the direction of the incident ray.
(C) The emergent ray and the refracted ray are at right angles to each other.
(D) The emergent ray is perpendicular to the incident ray.
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The student who has traced the path correctly is
(A) P
(B) Q
(C) R
(D) S
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Draw a ray diagram to show the dispersion of white light.
Describe how you could demonstrate that white light is composed of a number of colours.
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(a) green
(b) violet
(c) indigo
(d) yellow
The coloured light having the maximum speed in glass prism is ______.
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(a) violet
(b) indigo
(c) green
(d) orange
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