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What happens to the frequency, wavelength and speed of light that crosses from a medium with index of refraction `mu_1` to one with index of refraction `mu_2`?

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  6. Define bond energy. On what factors does it depend?

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  7. State the consequences of total internal reflection?

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  8. What is an optical fibre? State its principle.

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  10. A ray of light while traveling from a denser to rarer medium grazes th...

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  12. Consider a ray of light passing from one medium to another. If the ang...

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  15. Can a single lens ever form a real and erect image?

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  18. What will be the equivalent focal length of a system consisting of a t...

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