Properties of Light

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Properties of Light: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Light, Luminous Objects,Light as Electromagnetic Wave and Optics etc.

Important Questions on Properties of Light

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A man of height h is walking away from a street lamp with a constant speed v. The height of the street lamp is 3h. The rate at which of the length of the man's shadow is increasing when he is at a distance 10h from the base of the street lamp is:

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The frequency of oscillation of the electric field vector of a certain electromagnetic.wave is  5×1014 Hz. What is the frequency of oscillation of the corresponding magnetic field vector and to which part of the electromagnetic spectrum does it belong?

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Velocity of light is equal to:

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What is the wavelength range of visible light ?

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What is the first theorem of light?

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The thickness of a glass plate is measured to be 2.17 mm,2.17 mm and 2.18 mm at three different places. Find the average thickness of the plate from this data. (in mm)

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There are seven colours light available in the visible region of electromagnetic spectrum.

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What is the importance of light?

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What is the frequency range of electromagnetic wave that human eye can detect?

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What is sign convention explain with diagram?

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Define ray diagram.

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_____ optics is also called Geometrical optics.

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_____ is the branch of physics that is concerned with light, and its behavioural pattern and properties.

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List the properties of electromagnetic waves:

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_____ is non-luminous even though it shines at night.

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The non-luminous objects are objects that generate their own light.

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The speed of light in vacuum is 6×1012 ms.

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The natural satellite of the Earth, the Moon is a luminous object. 

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What are luminous objects? Give some examples of it also.