Question 1

Two mirrors are at right angles to one another.A light ray is incident on the first at an angle of 30 °\degree°  with respect to the normal to the surface.What is the angle of reflection from the second surface?

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A)  30 °\degree° 
B)  60 °\degree° 
C)  45 °\degree° 
D)  53 °\degree° 
E)  75 °\degree°

Question 2

A light ray strikes a hexagonal ice crystal floating in the air perpendicular to one face,as shown below.The hexagonal faces of the crystal are perpendicular to the plane of the page.All the rays shown are in the plane of the page,and nice = 1.30.Which outgoing ray is correct when the incoming ray strikes the crystal face on the left head on? ice = 1.30.Which outgoing ray is correct when the incoming ray strikes the crystal face on the left head on?   A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E" class="answers-bank-image d-inline" rel="preload" >

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A)  A
B)  B
C)  C
D)  D
E)  E

Question 3

When light is either reflected or refracted,the quantity that does not change in either process is its

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A)  direction of travel.
B)  dispersion.
C)  frequency.
D)  speed.
E)  wavelength.

Question 4

A diver shines light up to the surface of a flat glass-bottomed boat at an angle of 30 °\degree°  relative to the normal.If the index of refraction of water and glass are 1.33 and 1.5,respectively,at what angle (in degrees) does the light leave the glass (relative to its normal) ?

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A)  26
B)  35
C)  42
D)  22
E)  48

Question 5

The index of refraction for red light in water is 1.331 and for blue light is 1.340.If a ray of white light enters the water at an angle of incidence of 83.00 $\degree$,what are the underwater angles of refraction for the blue and red components of the light?

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Question 6

When a light ray travels between any two points,the path it takes is the one that (Hint: Eliminate answers you know are wrong. )

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A)  covers the greatest distance.
B)  follows the greatest index of refraction.
C)  avoids travel in more than one medium.
D)  is the mean between the longest and the shortest paths.
E)  takes the least time. E

Question 7

The laws of refraction and reflection are the same for sound as for light.The speed of sound in air is 340 m/s and in water it is 1510 m/s.If a sound wave approaches a plane water surface at an angle of incidence of 12.0 $\degree$,what is the angle of refraction?

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Question 8

A laser beam is incident from the air at an angle of 30.00 $\degree$ to the vertical onto a solution of Karo syrup in water.If the beam is refracted to 19.24 $\degree$to the vertical,what is the index of refraction of the syrup solution?

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Question 9

Two flat rectangular mirrors are set edge to edge and placed perpendicular to a flat nonreflecting surface.The edges of the two mirrors meet at a 30 °\degree°  angle.A light ray that approaches mirror 1 is parallel to mirror 2.The angle of reflection of that ray from mirror 1 is

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A)  0 °\degree° .
B)  30 °\degree° .
C)  60 °\degree° .
D)  90 °\degree° .
E)  120 °\degree° .

Question 10

An aquarium contains a 5-cm layer of water (n = 1.333) floating on top of carbon tetrachloride (n = 1.461) .If the angle of incidence into the water from the carbon tetrachloride is 20 °\degree° ,what is the angle of refraction into the air?

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A)  20 °\degree° 
B)  30 °\degree° 
C)  38 °\degree° 
D)  69 °\degree° 
E)  26 °\degree°

Question 11

The wave front shown at the left for light in air reaches the plane boundary between air and two transparent mediums with n1 = 1.5 and n2 = 3.00 respectively. 1 = 1.5 and n2 = 3.00 respectively.   Which diagram below correctly illustrates the wave front after it has entered the two mediums at the right?   A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E" class="answers-bank-image d-inline" rel="preload" > Which diagram below correctly illustrates the wave front after it has entered the two mediums at the right? 1 = 1.5 and n2 = 3.00 respectively.   Which diagram below correctly illustrates the wave front after it has entered the two mediums at the right?   A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E" class="answers-bank-image d-inline" rel="preload" >

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A)  A
B)  B
C)  C
D)  D
E)  E

Question 12

A light ray is partially reflected and partially refracted at a boundary between two media,the upper one having index of refraction n,the lower one having index of refraction n',as shown in the figure.The reflected ray is perpendicular to the refracted ray when

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A)    n′=ntan⁡θmrcident n ^ { \prime } = n 	an 	heta _ { 	ext {mrcident } }n′=ntanθmrcident ​  .
B)    n′=ncot⁡θmrcident n ^ { \prime } = n \cot 	heta _ { 	ext {mrcident } }n′=ncotθmrcident ​  .
C)    n′=nsin⁡θindident sin⁡θreflection n ^ { \prime } = n \frac { \sin 	heta _ { 	ext {indident } } } { \sin 	heta _ { 	ext {reflection } } }n′=nsinθreflection ​sinθindident ​​  .
D)    n′=nsin⁡θreflection sin⁡θreflection n ^ { \prime } = n \frac { \sin 	heta _ { 	ext {reflection } } } { \sin 	heta _ { 	ext {reflection } } }n′=nsinθreflection ​sinθreflection ​​  .
E)    n′=nsec⁡θindident n ^ { \prime } = n \sec 	heta _ { 	ext {indident } }n′=nsecθindident ​  .

Question 13

An aquarium contains a 5-cm layer of water (n = 1.33) floating on top of carbon tetrachloride (n = 1.461) .If the angle of incidence into the water from the air is 30 °\degree° ,what is the angle of refraction into the carbon tetrachloride?

Accepted Answer

A)  58 °\degree° 
B)  69 °\degree° 
C)  37 °\degree° 
D)  20 °\degree° 
E)  75 °\degree°

Question 14

The angle between two plane mirrors that meet at one edge is 45 °\degree° .The change in direction of a ray that strikes the first mirror at a 60 °\degree°  angle of incidence when that ray reflects from the second mirror is

Accepted Answer

A)  0 °\degree° .
B)  45 °\degree° 
C)  90 °\degree° 
D)  150 °\degree° 
E)  270 °\degree°

Question 15

A light ray whose frequency is 6.00 *1014 Hz in vacuum is incident on water (n = 1.33) .The wavelength of the light after it enters the water is (in nm)

Accepted Answer

A)  798
B)  500
C)  665
D)  376
E)  266

Question 16

The speed of light changes when it goes from ethyl alcohol (n = 1.36) to carbon tetrachloride (n = 1.46) .The ratio of the speed in carbon tetrachloride to the speed in ethyl alcohol,v2/v1,is

Accepted Answer

A)  1.99
B)  1.07
C)  0.932
D)  0.511
E)  0.760

Question 17

Light strikes a diamond (n = 2.42) immersed in glycerin (n = 1.473) at an angle of 60 °\degree°  relative to the normal to the surface.What is the angle of refraction?

Accepted Answer

A)  20 °\degree° 
B)  60 °\degree° 
C)  32 °\degree° 
D)  64 °\degree° 
E)  15 °\degree° C

Question 18

A layer of kerosene (n = 1.45)is floating on water (n = 1.33).For what angles of incidence at the kerosene-water interface will light be totally internally reflected within the kerosene?

Accepted Answer

$\theta$  > 66.5$\degree$

Question 19

Two flat rectangular mirrors are set edge to edge and placed perpendicular to a flat nonreflecting surface.A light ray that reflects from mirror 1 at angle  θ	hetaθ  M1 then strikes the second mirror and reflects at  θ	hetaθ  M2 such that the angle between the ray reaching mirror 1 and the ray leaving mirror 2 is 180  °\degree° .The angle between the two mirrors is

Accepted Answer

A)  0  °\degree° .
B)  45  °\degree° .
C)  90  °\degree° .
D)  150  °\degree° .
E)  235  °\degree° .

Question 20

When light scatters from a rough surface,the law  θ1′=θ1	heta _ { 1 } ^ { \prime } = 	heta _ { 1 }θ1′​=θ1​

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A)  does not hold.
B)  holds on average,with reflected light from the surface leaving in the average direction of reflection.
C)  applies to each small relatively flat area of surface individually.
D)  applies only when the particle aspect of light predominates.
E)  applies only when the wavelength of light is greater than 800 nm but less than 2000 nm.

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When light is either reflected or refracted,the quantity that does not change in either process is its

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A diver shines light up to the surface of a flat glass-bottomed boat at an angle of 30 $\degree$ relative to the normal.If the index of refraction of water and glass are 1.33 and 1.5,respectively,at what angle (in degrees) does the light leave the glass (relative to its normal) ?

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The index of refraction for red light in water is 1.331 and for blue light is 1.340.If a ray of white light enters the water at an angle of incidence of 83.00 $\degree$ ,what are the underwater angles of refraction for the blue and red components of the light?

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A laser beam is incident from the air at an angle of 30.00 $\degree$ to the vertical onto a solution of Karo syrup in water.If the beam is refracted to 19.24 $\degree$ to the vertical,what is the index of refraction of the syrup solution?

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Two flat rectangular mirrors are set edge to edge and placed perpendicular to a flat nonreflecting surface.The edges of the two mirrors meet at a 30 $\degree$ angle.A light ray that approaches mirror 1 is parallel to mirror 2.The angle of reflection of that ray from mirror 1 is

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An aquarium contains a 5-cm layer of water (n = 1.333) floating on top of carbon tetrachloride (n = 1.461) .If the angle of incidence into the water from the carbon tetrachloride is 20 $\degree$ ,what is the angle of refraction into the air?

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The wave front shown at the left for light in air reaches the plane boundary between air and two transparent mediums with n₁ = 1.5 and n₂ = 3.00 respectively. Which diagram below correctly illustrates the wave front after it has entered the two mediums at the right?

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The angle between two plane mirrors that meet at one edge is 45 $\degree$ .The change in direction of a ray that strikes the first mirror at a 60 $\degree$ angle of incidence when that ray reflects from the second mirror is

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A light ray whose frequency is 6.00 *10¹⁴ Hz in vacuum is incident on water (n = 1.33) .The wavelength of the light after it enters the water is (in nm)

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The speed of light changes when it goes from ethyl alcohol (n = 1.36) to carbon tetrachloride (n = 1.46) .The ratio of the speed in carbon tetrachloride to the speed in ethyl alcohol,v₂/v₁,is

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Light strikes a diamond (n = 2.42) immersed in glycerin (n = 1.473) at an angle of 60 $\degree$ relative to the normal to the surface.What is the angle of refraction?

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A layer of kerosene (n = 1.45)is floating on water (n = 1.33).For what angles of incidence at the kerosene-water interface will light be totally internally reflected within the kerosene?

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When light scatters from a rough surface,the law $\theta _ { 1 } ^ { \prime } = \theta _ { 1 }$

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The index of refraction for red light in water is 1.331 and for blue light is 1.340.If a ray of white light enters the water at an angle of incidence of 83.00 °\degree° ,what are the underwater angles of refraction for the blue and red components of the light?

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A laser beam is incident from the air at an angle of 30.00 °\degree° to the vertical onto a solution of Karo syrup in water.If the beam is refracted to 19.24 °\degree° to the vertical,what is the index of refraction of the syrup solution?

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Two flat rectangular mirrors are set edge to edge and placed perpendicular to a flat nonreflecting surface.The edges of the two mirrors meet at a 30 °\degree° angle.A light ray that approaches mirror 1 is parallel to mirror 2.The angle of reflection of that ray from mirror 1 is

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The wave front shown at the left for light in air reaches the plane boundary between air and two transparent mediums with n1 = 1.5 and n2 = 3.00 respectively. Which diagram below correctly illustrates the wave front after it has entered the two mediums at the right?

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A light ray is partially reflected and partially refracted at a boundary between two media,the upper one having index of refraction n,the lower one having index of refraction n',as shown in the figure.The reflected ray is perpendicular to the refracted ray when

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The angle between two plane mirrors that meet at one edge is 45 °\degree° .The change in direction of a ray that strikes the first mirror at a 60 °\degree° angle of incidence when that ray reflects from the second mirror is

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A light ray whose frequency is 6.00 *1014 Hz in vacuum is incident on water (n = 1.33) .The wavelength of the light after it enters the water is (in nm)

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The speed of light changes when it goes from ethyl alcohol (n = 1.36) to carbon tetrachloride (n = 1.46) .The ratio of the speed in carbon tetrachloride to the speed in ethyl alcohol,v2/v1,is

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Light strikes a diamond (n = 2.42) immersed in glycerin (n = 1.473) at an angle of 60 °\degree° relative to the normal to the surface.What is the angle of refraction?

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When light scatters from a rough surface,the law θ1′=θ1\theta _ { 1 } ^ { \prime } = \theta _ { 1 }θ1′​=θ1​

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A diver shines light up to the surface of a flat glass-bottomed boat at an angle of 30 $\degree$ relative to the normal.If the index of refraction of water and glass are 1.33 and 1.5,respectively,at what angle (in degrees) does the light leave the glass (relative to its normal) ?

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The index of refraction for red light in water is 1.331 and for blue light is 1.340.If a ray of white light enters the water at an angle of incidence of 83.00 $\degree$ ,what are the underwater angles of refraction for the blue and red components of the light?

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The laws of refraction and reflection are the same for sound as for light.The speed of sound in air is 340 m/s and in water it is 1510 m/s.If a sound wave approaches a plane water surface at an angle of incidence of 12.0 $\degree$ ,what is the angle of refraction?

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A laser beam is incident from the air at an angle of 30.00 $\degree$ to the vertical onto a solution of Karo syrup in water.If the beam is refracted to 19.24 $\degree$ to the vertical,what is the index of refraction of the syrup solution?

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Two flat rectangular mirrors are set edge to edge and placed perpendicular to a flat nonreflecting surface.The edges of the two mirrors meet at a 30 $\degree$ angle.A light ray that approaches mirror 1 is parallel to mirror 2.The angle of reflection of that ray from mirror 1 is

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An aquarium contains a 5-cm layer of water (n = 1.333) floating on top of carbon tetrachloride (n = 1.461) .If the angle of incidence into the water from the carbon tetrachloride is 20 $\degree$ ,what is the angle of refraction into the air?

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The wave front shown at the left for light in air reaches the plane boundary between air and two transparent mediums with n₁ = 1.5 and n₂ = 3.00 respectively. Which diagram below correctly illustrates the wave front after it has entered the two mediums at the right?

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An aquarium contains a 5-cm layer of water (n = 1.33) floating on top of carbon tetrachloride (n = 1.461) .If the angle of incidence into the water from the air is 30 $\degree$ ,what is the angle of refraction into the carbon tetrachloride?

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The angle between two plane mirrors that meet at one edge is 45 $\degree$ .The change in direction of a ray that strikes the first mirror at a 60 $\degree$ angle of incidence when that ray reflects from the second mirror is

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A light ray whose frequency is 6.00 *10¹⁴ Hz in vacuum is incident on water (n = 1.33) .The wavelength of the light after it enters the water is (in nm)

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The speed of light changes when it goes from ethyl alcohol (n = 1.36) to carbon tetrachloride (n = 1.46) .The ratio of the speed in carbon tetrachloride to the speed in ethyl alcohol,v₂/v₁,is

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Light strikes a diamond (n = 2.42) immersed in glycerin (n = 1.473) at an angle of 60 $\degree$ relative to the normal to the surface.What is the angle of refraction?

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When light scatters from a rough surface,the law $\theta _ { 1 } ^ { \prime } = \theta _ { 1 }$

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