Light Reflection & Refraction
Light Reflection & Refraction
Q1. A student uses a lens of focal length 40 cm and another of -20 cm. Write the nature and power of each lens. (2)
Q2. A convex lens forms a real and inverted image of a needle at a distance of 50 cm from it. Where is the needle
placed in front of the convex lens if the image is equal to the size of the object ? Also, find the power of the lens.
(2)
Q3. What is meant by power of a lens ? Write its formula and SI unit. (2)
Q4. Find the focal length of a lens of a power -2.0 D. What type of lens is this ? (1)
Q5. A 5 cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of focal length 20 cm. The (5)
distance of the object from the lens is 30 cm. Find the position, nature and size of the image formed. Draw a
labelled ray diagram showing object distance, image distance and focal length in the above case.
Q6. An object 4.0 cm in size, is placed 25.0 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 15.0 cm . (5)
(i) At what distance from the mirror should a screen be placed in order to obtain a sharp image ?
(ii) Find the size of the image .
(iii) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image in this case .
Q7. If the image formed by a lens for all positions of an object placed in front of it is always erect and (3)
diminished, what is the nature of this lens ? Draw a ray diagram to justify your answer.
Q8. Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image when the object is placed between optical centre and (2)
principal focus in convex lens .
Q9. Draw a ray diagram when the object is placed at 10 cm from the pole of a concave mirror of focal length 15 cm.
(2)
Q10. Light enters from air to glass having refractive index 1.50 What is the speed of light in the glass ? (1)
Q11. Explain the term 'absolute refractive index of a medium' and write an expression to relate it with the speed
of light in vacuum. (1)
Q12. State Snell's law of refraction. Write its mathematical form . (2)
Q13. When a ray of light travelling in air obliquely into a glass slab, it is observed that the light rays emerges (2)
parallel to the incident ray but it is shifted sideways slightly. Draw a ray diagram to illustrate it.
Q14. Define refraction of light. (1)
Q15. A real image of the size of an object is formed by a convex lens when the object is at a distance of
12 cm from it. Find the focal length of the lens. (3)
Q16. Find the position, nature and size of the image formed by a convex mirror of focal length 20 cm of an object
4 cm high placed at a distance of 30 cm from it. (3)
Q17. Give two uses of convex mirror . (1)
Q18. Give four uses of concave mirror . (1)
Q19. If the image formed by a spherical mirror for all positions of the object placed in front of it always erect and
diminished, what type of mirror is it ? Draw a labelled ray diagram to support your answer. (3)
Q20. Draw a labelled ray diagram to show the path of the reflected ray corresponding to an incident ray of (2)
light parallel to the principal axis of a convex mirror. Mark the angle of incidence and angle of reflection on it.
Q21. Define principal focus of a convex mirror. (1)
Q22. Refractive index of water and glass are and w.r.t. air or vaccum respectively. If the speed of light (3)
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in glass is 2 x 10 m/s , find the speed of light in (i) air (ii) water.
Q23. Calculate the refractive index of the material of glass slab. Given that the speed of light through glass (2)
slab is 2 x m/s .