Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
When does snell's law in refraction fail...

When does snell's law in refraction fails?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

Snell.s law gets failed in refraction when a light ray falls normally on the interface separating the two media.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • REFRACTION OF LIGHT

    BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION|Exercise LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS|9 Videos

  • REFRACTION OF LIGHT

    BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION|Exercise NUMERICAL PROBLEMS|36 Videos

  • REFRACTION OF LIGHT

    BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION|Exercise MOST EXPECTED QUESTIONS|2 Videos

  • REFLECTION OF LIGHT

    BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION|Exercise NUMERICALS PROBLEMS|7 Videos

  • SEMI CONDUCTOR DEVICES

    BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION|Exercise Most Expected Questions|6 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

State Huygen's principle of propagation of light and prove the laws (Snell's law) of refraction on its basis.

State Snell's law of refraction of light.

When does a bulb glow ?

Verify Snell's law of refraction when a plane wavefront is propagating from denser to a rarer medium.

Define Snell's law. What is refractive index? Write its mathematical formula.

How is a wavefront defined? Using Huygens' prniciple draw a figure showing the propagation of a plane wave refracting at a plane surface separating two media. Hence verify Snell's law of refraction.

BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION-REFRACTION OF LIGHT-SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
  1. What is meant by power of a lens? What does its sign indicate? State i...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Why diamond is hard while graphite is soft ?

    Text Solution

    |

  3. Write the conditions for total internal reflection to takeplace?

    Text Solution

    |

  4. How will you explain twinkling of stars?

    Text Solution

    |

  5. When does snell's law in refraction fails?

    Text Solution

    |

  6. The sun appears red at sun rise or sunset, why?

    Text Solution

    |

  7. A concave mirror and a convex lens are held separetly in water. What c...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Answer the following questions: A diver under water, looks obliquely ...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Write the conditions for total internal reflection to takeplace?

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Derive the expression for the power of two thin lenses placed in conta...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Explain total internal reflection. What are its conditions?

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Prove the relation ""^(a)mu(b)=1/(""^(b)mu(a))

    Text Solution

    |

  13. State generalized Snell's law of refraction through multiple parallel ...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. Explain total internal reflection. What are its conditions?

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Write the conditions for total internal reflection to takeplace?

    Text Solution

    |

  16. State the condition of total internal reflection. Calculate the speed...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. What are opiates? Give their functions.

    Text Solution

    |

  18. What is the relation between critical angle and refractive index? What...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. What are the uses of optical fibre?

    Text Solution

    |