Refraction - Light

LIGHT–QUESTION BANK WORKSHEET - 2
REFRACTION
1. State Snell’s law of refraction of light. Write an expression for the absolute refractive index of
a medium in terms of speed of light.
2. Study the diagram given below and identify the type of lens XX I and the position of the point
on the principal axis OOI where the image of the object AB appears to be formed
3. The refractive index of glass is 1.50. what is the meaning of this statement.
4. The absolute refractive indices of water and glass with respect to air are and respectively. If
the speed of light in glass is 2 𝑥 10 𝑚𝑠 , calculate the speed of light in (i) vacuum and (ii)
water.
Case Study(5-7): The ability of a medium to refract light is expressed in terms of its optical
density. Optical density has definite connotation. It is not the same as mass density. On comparing
two media, the one with the large refractive index is optically denser medium than the other. The
other medium with a lower refractive index is optically rarer. Also, the speed of light through a
given medium is inversely propositional to its optical density.
5. Determine the speed of light in diamond, if the refractive index of diamond with respect to
vacuum is 2.42.
6. Refractive indices of glass, water and carbon disulphide are 1.5, 1.33 and 1.62 respectively. If
a ray of light is incident in these media at the same angle i, then write this increasing order of
angle of refraction in these media.
7. The speed of light in glass is 2 𝑥 10 𝑚𝑠 and in water is 2.25 𝑥 10 𝑚𝑠 .
a. Which is one of the two is optically denser and why?
b. A ray of light is incident normally at the water-glass interface when it enters a thick
glass container filled with water. What will happen to the path of the ray entering into
the glass? Give reason.
8. Draw a ray diagram in each of the following cases to show the formation of image, when the
object is placed
a. Between optical center and principal focus of convex lens.
b. Anywhere in front of a concave lens.
c. At 2F of a convex lens.
State the signs and values of magnification in the above-mentioned cases (a) and (b).
9. Analyze the following observation table showing variation of image distance (v) with the object
distance (u) in case of a convex lens and answer the following questions without doing any
calculations:
S.No Object distance (u in cm) Image distance (v in cm)
1 -90 +18
2 -60 +20
3 -30 +30
4 -20 +60
5 -18 +90
6 -10 +100
a. What is the focal length of the convex lens? Give reason in support of your answer.
b. Write the serial number of that observation which is not correct. How did you arrive
at this conclusion?
c. Take an appropriate scale to draw ray diagram for the observation at S.No 4 and
approximate the value of magnification.
10. At what distance from a concave lens of focal length 20cm, a 6cm tall object be placed so as
to obtain its image at 15cm from the lens? Also calculate the size of image formed. Draw a
ray diagram to justify your answer for the above situation and label it.
11. What is meant by power of a lens? Name and define its S.I unit.
One student uses a lens of focal length +50cm and another of -50cm. State the nature and find
the power of each lens. Which of the two lenses will always give a virtual and diminished
image irrespective of the object position?
12. When light is incident on a glass slab, the incident ray, the refracted ray, and the emergent ray
are in three media, A, B and C. If n1, n2, and n3 are the refractive indices of A, B and C
respectively and the emergent ray is parallel to the incident ray, give the relation for n 1, n2,
and n3
13. The power of a combination of two lenses in contact is +1.0D. If the focal length of one of
the lenses of the combination is +20.0cm. Find the focal length of another lens.
14. The image formed by a concave mirror is observed to be real, inverted and larger than the
object. Where is the object placed?
15. An incident ray of light falls a glass slab with an angle of 450 and is refracted with an angle
of 300. Find the refractive index of the glass slab.
16. Two light rays of different wave length are incident on a transparent surface and are refracted
through it. What you observe during the refraction of those two different wave length light
ray?
17. Draw the ray diagram showing light bends away the normal. Mention all the parameters like
refractive indices, angle relation, nature of medium and speed of light in those mediums.
18. When light travels from one medium to another, give the maximum number of cases in which
there will be no refraction.
19. One half of a convex lens is covered with a black paper. Show the formation of image of an
object place at 2F of such covered lens with the help of ray diagram. Mention the position and
nature of image. What difference do you find, when it is done with complete uncovered lens?
20. Complete the rays’ diagrams for the following

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