Properties of Light

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Properties of Light: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Fundamental Properties of Light, Light as Electromagnetic Wave, Geometrical Optics, Newtons Corpuscular Theory, Wave Theory of Light, Ray Diagrams, Visible Light, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Visible Spectrum, Invisible Spectrum, Light, Speed of Light in Vacuum, Point Object in Optics, Beam of Light, Frequency Range of Visible Light, Luminous Objects, Non-luminous Objects, Image & Real and Virtual Object 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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_____ optics is also called Geometrical optics.

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Which of the following is not a property of electromagnetic waves

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Which of the following is correct?

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The correct arrangement of colors in the descending order of their wavelength

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The phenomenon which is studied in geometrical optics is called

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A passenger in an aeroplane shall

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In a single-slit diffraction experiment , the width of the slit is made double the original width. How does this affect the size and intensity of the central diffraction band.

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Which colour of the light has the longest wavelength?

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The wavelength of Ultraviolet rays is between 300 pm and _____.

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The wavelength of Microwaves is between 0.3 mm and _____.

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The wavelength of visible light is between _____ nm and 800 nm.

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Source of illumination for image formation in dark field microscope is:

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A passenger in an aeroplane will

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Choose the correct order of wavelength for below mentioned four regions of electromagnetic spectrum:

(Infrared rays, Radio waves, Microwaves, Ultraviolet rays)

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The wavelength of red colour is 7 × 10-7 m and that of blue is 4×10-7 m. If vR and vB be the speed of red and blue colours respectively in glass. Then which of the following is correct?

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The wavelength of red colour is 7 × 10-7 m and that of blue is 4×10-7 m. If vR and vB be the speed of red and blue colours respectively in vacuum. Then which of the following is correct?