Optics
Q. A lens produces a magnification of 3. If the object height is 2 cm, what is the image height?
A.
4 cm
B.
6 cm
C.
3 cm
D.
2 cm
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Solution
Magnification (m) = h'/h, thus h' = m * h = 3 * 2 = 6 cm.
Correct Answer: A — 4 cm
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Q. A lens produces a virtual image at a distance of 12 cm when the object is placed at 8 cm. What type of lens is it?
A.
Convex
B.
Concave
C.
Biconvex
D.
Biconcave
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Solution
A virtual image is formed by a concave lens when the object is placed in front of it.
Correct Answer: B — Concave
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Q. A light ray enters a glass prism with a refractive index of 1.5. If the angle of incidence is 30 degrees, what is the angle of refraction?
A.
15 degrees
B.
20 degrees
C.
25 degrees
D.
30 degrees
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Solution
Using Snell's law, n1 * sin(i) = n2 * sin(r). Here, n1 = 1 (air), n2 = 1.5, i = 30 degrees. Solving gives r = 19.2 degrees.
Correct Answer: B — 20 degrees
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Q. A light ray in glass (n=1.5) strikes the boundary with air at an angle of 30°. Will it undergo total internal reflection?
A.
Yes
B.
No
C.
Depends on the angle
D.
Not enough information
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Solution
Since the angle of incidence is less than the critical angle (θc = sin⁻¹(1/1.5) ≈ 41.8°), it will not undergo total internal reflection.
Correct Answer: B — No
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Q. A light ray passes from air into glass with a refractive index of 1.5. If the angle of incidence is 30 degrees, what is the angle of refraction?
A.
18.4 degrees
B.
20 degrees
C.
22 degrees
D.
25 degrees
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Solution
Using Snell's law, n1 * sin(theta1) = n2 * sin(theta2). Here, n1 = 1 (air), n2 = 1.5 (glass), and theta1 = 30 degrees. Thus, sin(theta2) = (1 * sin(30))/1.5 = 0.333, giving theta2 ≈ 19.1 degrees.
Correct Answer: A — 18.4 degrees
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Q. A light ray passes from diamond (n=2.42) to air. What is the critical angle?
A.
24.4°
B.
30.0°
C.
36.9°
D.
42.0°
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Solution
Critical angle θc = sin⁻¹(1.00/2.42) ≈ 24.4°.
Correct Answer: A — 24.4°
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Q. A light ray passes through the center of curvature of a concave mirror. What will be the angle of reflection?
A.
0 degrees
B.
30 degrees
C.
45 degrees
D.
90 degrees
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Solution
When a light ray passes through the center of curvature, it strikes the mirror perpendicularly, resulting in an angle of reflection of 0 degrees.
Correct Answer: A — 0 degrees
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Q. A light ray strikes a glass slab at an angle of incidence of 45 degrees. If the refractive index of glass is 1.5, what is the angle of refraction?
A.
30 degrees
B.
45 degrees
C.
60 degrees
D.
90 degrees
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Solution
Using Snell's law, n1 * sin(i) = n2 * sin(r). Here, sin(r) = (1 * sin(45)) / 1.5 = 0.471, giving r ≈ 28 degrees.
Correct Answer: A — 30 degrees
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Q. A light ray strikes a glass surface at an angle of 60 degrees. If the refractive index of glass is 1.5, what is the angle of refraction?
A.
30 degrees
B.
40 degrees
C.
60 degrees
D.
90 degrees
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Solution
Using Snell's law, n1 * sin(i) = n2 * sin(r). Here, n1 = 1 (air), n2 = 1.5 (glass), i = 60 degrees. Solving gives r = 40 degrees.
Correct Answer: B — 40 degrees
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Q. A light ray strikes a glass surface at an angle of incidence of 30 degrees. If the refractive index of glass is 1.5, what is the angle of refraction?
A.
20 degrees
B.
30 degrees
C.
40 degrees
D.
50 degrees
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Solution
Using Snell's law, n1 * sin(θ1) = n2 * sin(θ2). Here, n1 = 1 (air), θ1 = 30 degrees, n2 = 1.5. Thus, sin(θ2) = (1 * sin(30))/1.5 = 1/3, giving θ2 ≈ 20 degrees.
Correct Answer: A — 20 degrees
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Q. A light ray strikes a plane mirror at an angle of 45 degrees. What is the angle of reflection?
A.
0 degrees
B.
45 degrees
C.
90 degrees
D.
30 degrees
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Solution
According to the law of reflection, the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence, so it is 45 degrees.
Correct Answer: B — 45 degrees
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Q. A light ray traveling in a medium with a refractive index of 1.6 strikes a boundary with air at an angle of 50°. What will be the outcome?
A.
Total internal reflection occurs.
B.
Light is refracted into the air.
C.
Light is absorbed.
D.
Light is scattered.
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Solution
The critical angle for this scenario is approximately 38.7°. Since 50° is greater than the critical angle, total internal reflection occurs.
Correct Answer: A — Total internal reflection occurs.
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Q. A light ray traveling in a medium with n=1.5 strikes the boundary with n=1.0 at 50°. What occurs?
A.
Total internal reflection
B.
Partial reflection and refraction
C.
Complete refraction
D.
None of the above
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Solution
Since 50° is greater than the critical angle (θc ≈ 41.8°), total internal reflection occurs.
Correct Answer: A — Total internal reflection
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Q. A light ray traveling in a medium with n=1.6 strikes the boundary with air at an angle of 50°. What will happen?
A.
Total internal reflection
B.
Partial reflection and refraction
C.
Complete absorption
D.
No reflection
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Solution
Calculate critical angle: θc = sin^(-1)(1/n) = sin^(-1)(1/1.6) ≈ 38.7°. Since 50° > 38.7°, total internal reflection occurs.
Correct Answer: A — Total internal reflection
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Q. A light ray traveling in a medium with n=2.0 strikes a boundary with air at an angle of incidence of 45°. What will be the angle of refraction in air?
A.
22.5°
B.
45°
C.
60°
D.
90°
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Solution
Using Snell's law, n1 * sin(θ1) = n2 * sin(θ2). Here, n1 = 2.0, θ1 = 45°, and n2 = 1.0 (air). Thus, 2.0 * sin(45°) = 1.0 * sin(θ2) leads to sin(θ2) = √2, which gives θ2 = 90°.
Correct Answer: D — 90°
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Q. A light ray traveling in diamond (n=2.42) strikes the diamond-air interface. What is the critical angle?
A.
24.4°
B.
36.9°
C.
42.5°
D.
49.5°
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Solution
Using sin(θc) = n2/n1, where n1 = 2.42 (diamond) and n2 = 1.0 (air), we find sin(θc) = 1.0/2.42, leading to θc ≈ 24.4°.
Correct Answer: A — 24.4°
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Q. A light ray traveling in diamond (n=2.42) strikes the diamond-air interface. What is the critical angle for total internal reflection?
A.
24.4°
B.
30.0°
C.
36.0°
D.
42.0°
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Solution
Using Snell's law, sin(θc) = n2/n1 = 1.00/2.42. Thus, θc ≈ 24.4°.
Correct Answer: A — 24.4°
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Q. A light ray traveling in glass (n=1.5) strikes the glass-air interface at an angle of 30°. Will it undergo total internal reflection?
A.
Yes
B.
No
C.
Depends on the angle
D.
Not enough information
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Solution
Since sin(30°) < sin(θc) where θc = sin⁻¹(1/1.5) ≈ 41.8°, it will not undergo total internal reflection.
Correct Answer: B — No
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Q. A ray of light in a medium with n=1.33 strikes the boundary with air at an angle of 45°. What is the behavior of the ray?
A.
Total internal reflection
B.
Partial reflection and refraction
C.
Complete absorption
D.
Total refraction
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Solution
Since 45° < θc ≈ 48.6°, the ray will partially reflect and refract.
Correct Answer: B — Partial reflection and refraction
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Q. A ray of light in glass (n=1.5) strikes the glass-air interface at an angle of 30°. What will be the angle of refraction in air?
A.
60°
B.
30°
C.
45°
D.
90°
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Solution
Using Snell's law, n1 * sin(θ1) = n2 * sin(θ2). Here, n1 = 1.5, θ1 = 30°, n2 = 1.0. Thus, sin(θ2) = (1.5 * sin(30°))/1.0 = 0.75, giving θ2 ≈ 60°.
Correct Answer: A — 60°
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Q. A ray of light passes from air into glass at an angle of incidence of 30 degrees. If the refractive index of glass is 1.5, what is the angle of refraction?
A.
20 degrees
B.
30 degrees
C.
18.4 degrees
D.
22 degrees
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Solution
Using Snell's law, n1 * sin(i) = n2 * sin(r). Here, n1 = 1 (air), i = 30 degrees, n2 = 1.5 (glass). Thus, sin(r) = (1 * sin(30))/1.5 = 0.333, giving r ≈ 18.4 degrees.
Correct Answer: C — 18.4 degrees
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Q. A ray of light passes from air into glass at an angle of incidence of 45 degrees. If the refractive index of glass is 1.5, what is the angle of refraction?
A.
30 degrees
B.
45 degrees
C.
60 degrees
D.
90 degrees
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Solution
Using Snell's law, n1 * sin(i) = n2 * sin(r). Here, n1 = 1 (air), n2 = 1.5 (glass), i = 45 degrees. Solving gives r = 30 degrees.
Correct Answer: A — 30 degrees
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Q. A ray of light passes from air into glass with a refractive index of 1.5. If the angle of incidence is 30 degrees, what is the angle of refraction?
A.
20 degrees
B.
30 degrees
C.
18.4 degrees
D.
22 degrees
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Solution
Using Snell's law, n1 * sin(i) = n2 * sin(r). Here, n1 = 1, n2 = 1.5, i = 30 degrees. Solving gives r ≈ 18.4 degrees.
Correct Answer: C — 18.4 degrees
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Q. A ray of light passes from air into water at an angle of incidence of 30 degrees. What is the angle of refraction in water? (Refractive index of water = 1.33)
A.
22.5 degrees
B.
30 degrees
C.
40 degrees
D.
20 degrees
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Solution
Using Snell's law, n1 * sin(θ1) = n2 * sin(θ2), we find θ2 = sin^(-1)(sin(30 degrees)/1.33) = 22.5 degrees.
Correct Answer: A — 22.5 degrees
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Q. A ray of light passes from air into water at an angle of incidence of 30 degrees. What is the angle of refraction in water (n = 1.33)?
A.
22.5 degrees
B.
30 degrees
C.
40 degrees
D.
45 degrees
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Solution
Using Snell's law, n1 * sin(θ1) = n2 * sin(θ2). Here, sin(30) = 0.5, so 1 * 0.5 = 1.33 * sin(θ2). Solving gives θ2 ≈ 22.5 degrees.
Correct Answer: A — 22.5 degrees
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Q. A ray of light passes from air into water at an angle of incidence of 30 degrees. What is the angle of refraction?
A.
22 degrees
B.
30 degrees
C.
45 degrees
D.
18 degrees
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Solution
Using Snell's law, n1 * sin(θ1) = n2 * sin(θ2). Here, n1 = 1 (air), n2 = 1.33 (water), θ1 = 30 degrees. Thus, sin(θ2) = (1 * sin(30))/1.33 = 0.375. Therefore, θ2 = sin^(-1)(0.375) which is approximately 22 degrees.
Correct Answer: A — 22 degrees
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Q. A ray of light passes from air into water. If the angle of incidence is 30 degrees, what is the angle of refraction in water (n = 1.33)?
A.
22.5 degrees
B.
30 degrees
C.
22 degrees
D.
40 degrees
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Solution
Using Snell's law: n1 * sin(θ1) = n2 * sin(θ2). Here, sin(30) = 0.5, so sin(θ2) = (1 * 0.5) / 1.33 = 0.375. Thus, θ2 = sin^(-1)(0.375) ≈ 22.5 degrees.
Correct Answer: A — 22.5 degrees
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Q. A ray of light passes from air into water. If the angle of incidence is 30 degrees, what is the angle of refraction in water? (Refractive index of water = 1.33)
A.
22.1 degrees
B.
30 degrees
C.
36.9 degrees
D.
45 degrees
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Solution
Using Snell's law, n1*sin(θ1) = n2*sin(θ2), we find θ2 = 22.1 degrees.
Correct Answer: A — 22.1 degrees
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Q. A ray of light passes from air into water. If the angle of incidence is 30 degrees, what is the angle of refraction?
A.
22 degrees
B.
30 degrees
C.
45 degrees
D.
18 degrees
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Solution
Using Snell's law, n1 * sin(θ1) = n2 * sin(θ2). Here, n1 = 1 (air), n2 = 1.33 (water). Solving gives θ2 ≈ 22 degrees.
Correct Answer: A — 22 degrees
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Q. A ray of light passes through the center of curvature of a concave mirror. What will be the angle of reflection?
A.
0 degrees
B.
30 degrees
C.
45 degrees
D.
90 degrees
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Solution
When a ray of light passes through the center of curvature, it strikes the mirror perpendicularly, resulting in an angle of reflection of 0 degrees.
Correct Answer: A — 0 degrees
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