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1. The document contains 20 questions about ray and wave optics concepts such as refraction, reflection, lenses, dispersion, and interference patterns. Questions cover topics like the blue color of the sky, lens combinations, lensmaker's formula, total internal reflection, and properties of refracting and reflecting telescopes. 2. Questions ask the student to trace ray paths through lenses, analyze lens properties like focal length and power, calculate refractive indices, and explain optical phenomena based on wave theory models of light. 3. The worksheet aims to test and strengthen the student's understanding of foundational ray and wave optics principles through a variety of question types requiring calculations, diagram drawing, and explanations of physical concepts.

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Worksheet 1 - Physics 12

1. The document contains 20 questions about ray and wave optics concepts such as refraction, reflection, lenses, dispersion, and interference patterns. Questions cover topics like the blue color of the sky, lens combinations, lensmaker's formula, total internal reflection, and properties of refracting and reflecting telescopes. 2. Questions ask the student to trace ray paths through lenses, analyze lens properties like focal length and power, calculate refractive indices, and explain optical phenomena based on wave theory models of light. 3. The worksheet aims to test and strengthen the student's understanding of foundational ray and wave optics principles through a variety of question types requiring calculations, diagram drawing, and explanations of physical concepts.

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WORKSHEET (Ray and Wave Optics)

CLASS - XII
1. Why does the bluish colour predominate in the sky?
2. The refractive index of a material of a concave lens is n1. It is immersed in a medium of
refractive index n2. A parallel beam of light is incident on the lens. Trace the path of the
emergent rays when n1>n2.
3. A converging and diverging lens of equal focal lengths are placed co-axially in contact.
Find the power and the focal length of the combination.
4. The radii of curvature of both the surfaces of a lens are equal.If one of the surface is made
plane bygrounding, will the focal length and the power change?
5. Write thin lens formula for a convex lens and draw the graph showing the variation of u
and v for a convex lens.
6. Draw a schematic diagram of a reflecting telescope. Write two important advantages that a
reflecting telescope has over refracting telescope.
7. A ray of light falls on a triangular prism in such a way that the deviation of the emergent
ray is minimum for the prism. Draw the ray diagram for this case and write the relation
between the angle of incidence and the angle of emergence.
8. The radii of curvature of the faces of a double convex lens are 10 cm and 15 cm. Its focal
length is 12 cm. What is the refractive index of glass? A convex lens has 20 cm focal length
in air. What is the focal length in water? ( refractive index of air-water = 1.33, refractive
index for air-glass = 1.5)
9. Four double convex lenses, with the following specifications are available:

Lens Focal length Aperture


A 100 cm 10 cm
B 100 cm 5 cm
C 10 cm 2 cm
D 5 cm 2 cm

Which of the two given four lenses, should be selected as the objective and eyepiece to
construct an astronomical telescope and why? What will be the magnifying power and
normal length of the telescope tube so constructed?
10. Prove the laws of reflection on the basis of wave theory of light .State and explain Huygen’s
principle.

11 . What is the cause of dispersion?


12 . The refractive index of a material of a convex lens is n1. It is immersed in a medium of
refractive index n2. A parallel beam of light is incident on the lens. Trace the path of the
emergent rays when n2>n1.
13(a) Write the conditions for total internal reflection to take place.
(b) Calculate the speed of light in the medium whose critical angle is 450.
14. The focal length of an equi - convex lens is equal to the radii of curvature of either face.
What is the refractive index of the material of the lens?
15. What is meant by power of a lens? Draw a plot showing the variation of a power of a lens,
with the wavelength of incident light.
16. Draw a labelled diagram of a refracting telescope. Define its magnifying power and write
the expression for it.
17. Three rays of light – red (R), green (G) and blue (B) are incident on the face AB of a right –
angled prism ABC. The refractive indices of the material of the prism for red, green and
blue wavelengths are 1.39, 1.44 and 1.47 respectively. Out of the three, which colour ray will
emerge out of face AC? Justify your answer. Trace the path of these rays after passing
through face AB.

18. A double convex lens has 10 cm and 15 cm as its two radii of curvatures. The image of an
object placed 30 cm from the lens, is formed at 20 cm from the lens on the other side. Find
the refractive index of the material of the lens. What will be the focal length? What will be
the focal length of the lens, if it is immersed in water of refractive index 1.33 cm?
19. A convex lens of focal length f1 is kept in contact with a concave lens of focal length f2.
Find the focal length of the combination.
20. Prove the laws of refraction on the basis of wave theory. State important conditions for
obtaining sustained interference pattern.

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