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SRI SANKARA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

Class:VIII Subject: Physics
Chapter 16 Light
Answer the following:
Q1. Suppose you are in a dark room. Can you see objects in the room? Can you
see objects outside the room? Explain.
Ans:
If a person is inside the room where there is no light, it is then impossible to see the
objects inside the room but the objects out of the room can be seen easily.
When light falls on an object, the object reflects some amount of light. When this light
enters into our eyes after reflecting from the object, it becomes visible.
If the room is dark, then the object which is in the room reflects no light. Hence, the
person is not able to see the objects in the room where there is no light.
Q2. Differentiate between regular and diffused reflection. Does diffused

reflection mean the failure of the laws of reflection?
Ans:
Regular Reflection or Specular reflection Irregular or Diffused reflection
It occurs when light is reflected by a smooth It occurs when light is reflected by a
surface. rough surface.
Reflected rays are parallel to each other. Reflected rays are scattered in random
directions.
Eg: Reflection by the road surface
Eg: Reflection by the plane mirror
The laws of reflection have not failed in the case of diffused reflection because each
ray individually obeys the law of reflection. This happens due to the irregularities in
the reflecting surface like that of a cardboard.
Q3. Draw ray diagrams to show regular reflection and irregular reflection.
Q4. State the laws of reflection.
Ans:
The law of reflection states that
a) The angle of reflection is always equal to the angle of reflection.
b) The incident ray, the normal to the reflective surface at the point of incidence and
the reflected ray, all lie on the same plane.
Q5. Describe an activity to show that the incident ray, the reflected ray and the
normal at the point of incidence lie in the same plane.
Ans:
Take a sheet of stiff paper or a chart paper. Let the sheet project a little beyond the
edge of the table. Cut the projecting portion of the sheet in the middle. Look at the
reflected ray. Make sure that the reflected ray extends to the projected portion of the
paper. Bend that part of the projected portion on which the reflected ray falls. Bring
the paper back to the original position.
When the whole sheet of paper is spread on the table, it represents one plane. The
incident ray, the normal at the point of incidence and the reflected ray are all in this
plane. When you bend the paper, you create a plane different from the plane in which
the incident ray and the normal lie. Then you do not see the reflected ray. It indicates
that the incident ray, the normal at the point of incidence and the reflected ray all lie in
the same plane.
Q6. State the characteristics of the image formed by a plane mirror.

Ans(i) Plane mirror forms an erect image.
(ii) It forms a virtual image.
(iii) Size of the image is same as that of the object.
(iv)Image is formed at the same distance behind the mirror as the object stands in
front of it.
(v) Image formed is a laterally inverted image i.e., right hand side of the object seems
to be the left hand side and vice-versa.
Q7. What is the angle of incidence of a ray if the reflected ray is at an angle of
90° to the incident ray?
Ans: If the reflected ray is at the angle of 90o to the incident ray, then the angle of
incidence is 45o. According to the law of reflection, the angle of incidence and the
angle of reflection are equal. Therefore, the angle of incidence and the angle of
reflection both are 90/2=45o.
Q8. How many images of a candle will be formed if it is placed between two
parallel plane mirrors separated by 40 cm?
Ans:
If a candle is placed between two parallel plane mirrors separated by 40 cm, then
multiple and infinite images will be formed due to the multiple reflections between the
mirrors. The infinite numbers of images are formed when two mirrors are placed
parallel to each other.
Q9. Two mirrors meet at right angles. A ray of light is incident on one at an angle
of 30° as shown in Fig. 16.19. Draw the reflected ray from the second mirror.
Ans: The first law of reflection is used to obtain the path of reflected light.
It can be observed that the given ray of light will reflect from the second mirror at an
angle of 60°.
Q10. Write a short note on dispersion. Give an example.
Ans:
 White light is composed of seven colours.

 The splitting of white light into its component colours is called dispersion.
 The band of seven colours obtained, when a white light splits into its
constituent colors on striking the surface of glass prism is called as a spectrum.
 Example: Rainbow
On a sunny day, the water droplets present in the atmosphere after a rain act as
small prisms.

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SRI SANKARA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

Q2. Differentiate between regular and diffused reflection. Does diffused

The law of reflection states that

a) The angle of reflection is always equal to the angle of reflection.

Q6. State the characteristics of the image formed by a plane mirror.

Q10. Write a short note on dispersion. Give an example.

 White light is composed of seven colours.

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