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

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




Which of the following is not a property of electromagnetic waves


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

The phenomenon which is studied in geometrical optics is called


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.

Which colour of the light has the longest wavelength?

The wavelength of Ultraviolet rays is between and _____.

The wavelength of Microwaves is between and _____.

The wavelength of visible light is between _____ and .

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


Choose the correct order of wavelength for below mentioned four regions of electromagnetic spectrum:
(Infrared rays, Radio waves, Microwaves, Ultraviolet rays)

The wavelength of red colour is and that of blue is . If and be the speed of red and blue colours respectively in glass. Then which of the following is correct?

The wavelength of red colour is and that of blue is . If and be the speed of red and blue colours respectively in vacuum. Then which of the following is correct?
