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This document contains tutorial questions from Chapter 24.8 and Chapters 23.1-23.2 of 'College Physics' by Serway and Vuille, focusing on topics such as polarized light and mirror properties. It includes multiple choice questions and structured problems with answers related to the intensity of polarized light, image formation by mirrors, and calculations involving mirror curvature and magnification. The tutorial is prepared by Dr. Fadiatul, Dr. Hartini, and Pn A’bir for PHY098 at the Centre of Foundation Studies UiTM.

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Tutorial 10 - Q

This document contains tutorial questions from Chapter 24.8 and Chapters 23.1-23.2 of 'College Physics' by Serway and Vuille, focusing on topics such as polarized light and mirror properties. It includes multiple choice questions and structured problems with answers related to the intensity of polarized light, image formation by mirrors, and calculations involving mirror curvature and magnification. The tutorial is prepared by Dr. Fadiatul, Dr. Hartini, and Pn A’bir for PHY098 at the Centre of Foundation Studies UiTM.

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PHY098

CENTRE OF FOUNDATION STUDIES UiTM


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SERWAY VUILLE, COLLEGE PHYSICS, 12TH EDITION

TUTORIAL 10 – Chapter 24.8, 23.1 – 23.2

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

1. _________ states that the intensity of plane-polarized light that passes through an analyser
varies as the square of the cosine of the angle between the plane of the polarizer and the
transmission axes of the analyser.
A. Brewster’s law
B. Reflection law
C. Malus law
D. Snell’s law

2. A linearly polarized wave is always __________


A. in x-y plane
B. a transverse wave
C. in y-z plane
D. a longitudinal wave

3. A virtual, upright and smaller in size of image can be produced by ___________.


A. plane mirror
B. concave mirror
C. blurry mirror
D. convex mirror

4. Choose the correct answer for the types of mirrors and their description.

A. Concave mirror converging the light rays


B. Plane mirror diverging the light rays
C. Plane mirror always produce inverted image
D. Convex mirror always produce real image

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Structured Questions

Chapter 24.8

1. Three polarizing plates whose planes are parallel are centered on a common axis. The
directions of the transmission axes relative to the common vertical direction are shown in
Figure 1 linearly polarized beam of light with plane of polarization parallel to the vertical
reference direction is incident from the left onto the first disk with intensity
Ii = 10.0 units(arbitrary). Calculate the transmitted intensity If when 𝜃1 = 20.0𝑜 , 𝜃2 = 40.0𝑜 ,
𝜃3 = 60.0𝑜 .

Figure 1
Answer: 6.89 units

2. Figure 2 shows an unpolarized light passes through two Polaroid sheets. The transmission
axis of the analyzer makes an angle of 35.0o with the axis of the polarizer.

Analyzer

Polarizer

Unpolarized
light Figure 2

Calculate (Leave your answer in terms of Io)

(a) the transmitted intensity of the original unpolarised light after passing through the
analyser.
(b) the intensity absorbed by the analyzer?
Answer: (a) 0.336Io, (b) 0.164Io

Chapter 23.1 – 23.2

3. A dentist uses a mirror to examine a tooth that is 1.00 cm in front of the mirror. The image
of the tooth is formed 10.0 cm behind the mirror. Determine

(a) the mirror’s radius of curvature and


(b) the magnification of the image.
Answer: (a) +2.22 cm, (b) +10.0

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4. At an intersection of hospital hallways, a convex spherical mirror is mounted high on a wall


to help people avoid collision. The magnitude of the mirror’s radius of curvature is 0.550 m.

(a) Locate the image of a patient located 10.0 m from the mirror.
(b) Indicate whether the image is upright or inverted.
(c) Determine the magnification of the image.
Answer: (a) 26.8 cm behind the mirror, (c) +0.0268

5. A concave mirror has a radius of curvature of 24.0 cm.

(a) Determine the object position for which the resulting image is upright and larger than
the object by a factor of 3.00.
(b) Draw a ray diagram to determine the position of the image.
(c) Is the image real or virtual.
Answer: (a) +8.00cm

6. (a) List down two properties image formed by a flat mirror.

(b) An object with a height of 4 cm is placed 25 cm in front of a convex mirror with a focal
length of 8 cm.

i) Sketch the ray diagram to show the image produced.


ii) Calculate the image distance.
iii) Calculate the magnification and the height of the image.
iv) State three characteristics of the image produced.
Answer: (ii) -6.061 cm, (iii) M = 0.242, hi = 0.968

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