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LAKHMIR SINGH & MANJIT KAUR-REFRACTION OF LIGHT-Exercise
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  2. Why does a beam of light bend when it enters glass at an angle? Why do...

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  3. What name is given to the ratio of sine of angle of incidence to the s...

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  4. Write the relation between the angle of incidence and the angle of ref...

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  5. What is the unit of refractive index?

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  6. Which has higher refractive index: water or glass?

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  7. Refractive indices of carbon disulphide and ethyl alcohol are 1.63 and...

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  8. The refractive index of diamond is 2.42. What is the meaning of this s...

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  9. If the refractive index for light going from air to diamond be 2.42, w...

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  10. How is the refractive index of a material related to the speed of ligh...

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  11. Fill in the following blank with a suitable word: When a ray of ligh...

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  12. Give three examples of materials that refract light rays. What happens...

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  13. Define Snell's law of refraction. A ray of light is incident on a glas...

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  14. The speed of light in vaccum and in two different glasses is given in ...

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  15. The speed of light in air is 3 xx 10^(8) m/s. IN medium X its speed is...

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  16. What is the speed of light in a medium of refractive index 6/5 if its ...

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  17. The refractive index of glass is 1.5. Calculate the speed of light in ...

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  18. The speed of light in wateris 2.25 xx 10^(8)m/s. If the speed of light...

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  19. The refractive indices of four substances P,Q,R and S are 1.50, 1.36, ...

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  20. The refractive index of four materials A,B,C and D are 1.3, 1.43, 1.71...

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