GEOMETRICAL OPTICS REFRACTION

(Take the refractive index for air to be 1.00)

1. Calculate the focal length of a convex lens that produces a real image 2.5 times as big as
the obect if the obect is 25 cm from the lens.
2. Calculate the critical angle for!
(a) "lastic of refractive index 1.#5 in air
(b) $ plastic %ater interface & refractive index of %ater 1.''
'. (hat is meant b) total internal reflection and %hen can it occur.
#. *ive three uses of fibre optics
5. (hat is the critical angle for a glass fibre %ith a core of refractive index 1.5 and cladding of
refractive index 1.#5+
,. -ight passes from air to glass of refractive index 1.5. .f the refractive index of air can be
taken as 1.00 and the speed of light in air as 'x10
/
m
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%hat is the speed of light in the glass+
0. 1se the %ave theor) to explain %h) light bends %hen it meets an air glass interface at an
angle.
/. -ight meets an oil (n 2 1.#) glass (n 2 1.55) boundar) at an angle of incidence of '0 3.
(hat is the angle of refraction+
4. (hat are the disadvantages and restrictions of a concave spherical mirror+ 5ou should
refer to the accurac) of the formula for the mirror and the 6ualit) of the image produced.
10. (hen a camera is used to take a photograph of a nearb) obect the lens has to be
moved relative to the film. 1sing carefull) dra%n diagrams sho% %h) this is7 and calculate
the si8e and direction of movement %hen a camera %ith a lens of focal length '0 mm is used
to photograph first an obect 100 m a%a) and then one 25 cm a%a).

11. 9o% do )ou explain %h) a camera %ith a fixed lens can be used satisfactoril) for most
obects+
12. $ s%imming pool %ith a flat base is vie%ed b) a person standing at one end. :escribe
and explain ho% the apparent depth of the %ater varies from end to end.
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