TOPIC 3 WAVES AND PARTICLE NATURE OF LIGHT

3C More wave properties of light

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1 B The periscope uses reflection of light. (1)

(Total for Question 1 = 1 mark)

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2 C (1)

(Total for Question 2 = 1 mark)

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3(a) Refracts toward the normal on entry (1) Exiting ray should appear parallel to original (2)
and away from the normal on exit. (1) incident ray in air

3(b) Correct use of law of refraction (1) (2)

Refracted angle = 14.3° (1)
3(c) 14.3° (1) 14.3° by geometry (3)
22° (1) 22° by calculation or symmetry argument
Exiting ray parallel to original incident ray in air (1)
3(d) 1.98 108 ms−1 (1)
3(e) In (b) angle would be less than 14.3°. (1) (2)
In (c) angle would still be 22°. (1)

(Total for Question 3 = 10 marks)

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4(a) The light becomes horizontally plane polarised (1)
4(b) Polaroid sunglasses only allow light polarised in one direction to travel (2)
through.(1)
The polarisation of the filters in the sunglasses is at right angles to the
polarisation of the light, so the filters do not allow the light waves to pass
through. (2)
4(c) She needs to align the polarisation of the filters with the polarisation of the (1)
light from the obstruction which is vertically plane polarised..

(Total for Question 4 = 4 marks)

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5(a) So that ray will undergo total internal reflection (1)
5(b) (3)
Use of sin  = (1)

 = 80.7° (1)
This is the critical angle. (1)

(Total for Question 5 = 4 marks)

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