27th August , 2015 / Class 12th

RAY OPTICS
Refraction of light and Total Internal reflection

PRACTICE THE QUESTIONS GIVEN BELOW

Numerical and Conceptual Questions

HOTS
1.

A short object of length L is placed along the principal axis of a concave mirror
away from focus . The object distance is u . If the mirror has a focal length f ,
what will be the length of the image ? You may take L << |v - f|
[Ans :

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4.

u f

L]

Velocity of light in glass is 2 108 m / s and that in air is 3 108 m / s . By how

much would an ink dot appear to be raised when covered by a glass plate 6cm
thick .
[Ans : 2 cm]
For the same values of angle of incidence , the angles of refraction in three
media A , B and C are 150 , 250 and 350 respectively . In which velocity of the
light would be minimum.
When light passes from rarer to denser medium , then if the energy of light
increases decreases or remains same .

HOTS
5.

Three immiscible liquids of densities d1 d2 d3 and refractive index

1 2 3 are put in a beaker . the height of liquid column is h / 3. A dot is

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made at the bottom of the beaker . For near normal vision , find the apparent
depth of the dot .
[ NCERT EXEMPLAR ]
A transparent cube of side 210 mm contains a small air bubble . Its apparent
distance , when viewed through one face of cube is 100mm and when viewed
through opposite face is 40 mm . What is the actual distance of the bubble from
the second face and what is the refractive index of the material of the cube .
[ Ans : 60 mm , refractive index = 1.50]
Answer the following Questions :
(i) You have learnt that plane and convex mirror produce virtual image of
objects . Can they produce real image under some circumstances ?
(ii) A virtual image we always say , cannot be caught on a screen . yet we
see a virtual image , we are obviously bringing it on the screen i.e. on our
retina. Is it a contradiction ?
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RAY OPTICS
Refraction of light and Total Internal reflection
Numerical and Conceptual Questions
(iii) A diver under water looks obliquely at the fisherman standing on the
bank of lake.Would the fisherman looks taller or smaller to the diver than he
actually is ?
(iv) Does the apparent depth of a tank of water change if viewed obliquely
from the bank of a lake . . If so does the apparent depth increases or
decreases?
(v) The refractive index of a diamond is much greater than that of ordi
nary glass . Is this fact of some use to diamond cutter ?
[ NCERT ]
A ray of light is incident on the horizontal surface of a glass at 700 just grazes the
adjacent vertical surface after refraction . Calculate the critical angle and refrac
[ Ans : tanic 1.0642 , = 1.372 ]

tive index of the glass .

HOTS
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10.

The refractive index of water is 4/3 . Obtain the value of the semivertical angle of
the cone within which the entire outside view would be confined for a fish under
water . Draw an appropriate diagram for this condition .
A luminous object O is located at the bottom of a big pool of liquid of refractive
index and depth h . The object O emits ray upwards in all directions so that a
big circle is formed at the surface of the liquid by the rays which are refracted
into the air . What happens to the rays beyond the circle . Determine the area of
patch of circle.
[ Ans : Radius

h
2 1

, Area =

h2
2 1 ]

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11.

What is the small index of refraction of the material of the right angled prism with
equal sides for which a ray of light entering one of the sides normally will be
totally reflected .
[ Ans : 1.414]

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