Real and Apparent Depth
Real and Apparent Depth
Ray of Water
light
A
Lamp
Coin
Sketch two rays from a point on the coin to show how the observer
is able to
see the image of the coin after the container is filled with water.
10. The real thickness of crown glass block of refractive index 1.58 is
10cm is 10cm. Calculate theapparent thickness of the glass.
Glass block
20cm
n = 1.5
O
13. A traveling microscope (M) is focused on a coin placed at the bottom
of an empty beaker as shown in the figure below
M
M 3cm
Coin Coin
image
(i) (ii)
When water of refractive index 1.33 is poured into the beaker, the
microscope has to be raised through 3cm to focus the image of the
coin, figure (ii). Calculate the height of water poured into the beaker
(3mk)
14. A vertical pin is fixed at the centre of a rectangular container with thin
transparent walls as shown below.
A
5 cm Pin
h Observe
r
16. The data below shows the results obtained when such an experiment
was performed by form three students using various values of real
depths, Y of a liquid.
Real depth (cm) 30 50 70 90 110 130
Apparent depth(cm) 22 37 52 66 81 96
i) Plot a graph of the real depth (y-axis) against apparent depth.
ii) From the graph, determine the refractive index of the liquid.
ii. Plot a graph of real depth against apparent depth on the grid
provided (5mks)
(iii) Determine the refractive index for the water
(2 mks)
18. The table below shows results obtained when an experiment was
carried out using various depths of a liquid.
Real depth (cm) 8.0 12.0 16.0 20.0 24.0 28.0
Apparent depth (cm) 4.88 7.32 9.76 12.20 14.64 17.08
(i) Use the table to plot a graph of apparent depth against real
depth(5mks)
(ii) Use the graph to determine the refractive index of the liquid.
(3mks)
(iii) What is the real depth of the pin when the apparent depth is
2.44cm? (2mks)
19. The graph shown below shows, the apparent depth (y-axis) against
real depth. Use it to calculate the refractive index of glass.
Apparent
depth (cm)
20
15
10
0 10 20 30 40
Real depth (cm)