Go Questions
Go Questions
Geometrical Optics
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Q. 11: Plot the graphs of __|| || 1
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v vs u where v is image
distance and u is object distance for the conditions given
below:
(a) for concave mirror when image is real
(b) for concave mirror when image is virtual
(c) for convex mirror when image is virtual
(d) for convex mirror when image is real.
Q. 12: A point object O is placed at a distance of 60 cm
from a concave mirror of radius of curvature 80 cm.
(a) At what distance from the concave mirror should a
As the thread is twisted by an angle q (so that mirror plane mirror be kept so that rays converge at O itself
rotates by q ), the light spot on the screen moves from A to after getting reflected from the concave mirror and
B such that AB = 0.5 cm. Find q. then from the plane mirror?
Q. 7: While looking at her face in a mirror, Hema notes that (b) Will the position of the point where the rays meet
her face is highly magnified when she is close to the mirror. change if they are first reflected from the plane
As she backs away from the mirror, her image first gets mirror?
blurry, then disappears when she is at a distance of 45 cm Q. 13: A point object (O) is placed at the centre of curvature
from the mirror. Explain the happenings? What will happen of a concave mirror. The mirror is rotated by a small angle
if she moves beyond 45 cm distance from the mirror? q about its plole (P). Find the approximate distance between
Q. 8: We know that parallel light rays which are inclined the object and its image. Focal length of the mirror is f.
to the principal axis of a spherical mirror, after reflection
converge at a point in the focal plane of the mirror. With
this knowledge explain how you will trace the reflected ray
for incident ray PQ shown in the Fig. F is focus and C is
centre of curvature of the mirror.
Q. 17: The aperture diameter of a spherical mirror is D = hR Q. 23: Two transparent plastic sheets of
where h is a positive number less than 2 and R is radius of red and blue colour overlap as shown in
curvature of the mirror. Consider a wide parallel beam of the Fig. An observer looks at a clear sky
light incident on the mirror parallel to its principal axis. through the sheets. What can you say about
(a) Find minimum value of h for which marginal rays the colour and brightness of light coming through sections
start getting reflected twice. 1, 2 and 3 (see Fig.)
(b) Find minimum value of h for which marginal rays Q. 24: A wooden stick of length 100 cm is
undergo three reflections. floating in water while remaining vertical.
Q. 18: A source of laser (S), a receiver (R) and a fixed mir- The relative density of the wood is 0.7.
ror (F) – all lie on an arc of a circle of radius R = 0.5 km. Calculate the apparent length of the stick
The distance between the source and the receiver is d = 0.5 when viewed from top (close to the vertical line along the
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m. At the centre of the circle there is a small mirror M which stick) Refractive index of water = __
.
is rotating with angular speed w (see figure). Find smallest 3
value of w is if it is seen that the source shoots a laser pulse Q. 25: A glass cube is cut symmetrically into two halves
which gets reflected at M, then gets reflected at F and finally and the two parts are kept at a small separation between
gets reflected at M to be received by the receiver. them. Calculate the angular deviation suffered by a light ray
incident normally on one of the faces of the cube.
( ______
2 )
÷5 + 1
R where R is the radius of the