Optics: Images In Curved Mirrors/Index of Refraction

Question 0

Explain how the two different types of curved mirrors are produced.

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Question 1

What are the two types of curved mirrors? Explain.

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Question 2

Principal Axis

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Question 3

Centre of Curvature (C)

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Question 4

Vertex (V)

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Question 5

What is the focus or focal point?

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Question 6

What is the focal length?

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Question 7

Where the image is located and what it looks like depends on…

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Question 8

Where the object is located…

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Question 9

The images produced in a concave mirror may be…

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Question 10

How is a virtual image formed?

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Question 11

Real Image

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Question 12

Explain how to draw Ray diagrams for concave mirrors.

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Question 13

State the imaging properties of a concave (Converging) mirror.

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Question 14

Explain how to draw Ray diagrams for Convex mirrors.

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Question 15

The speed of light in any material travels…

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Question 16

What causes Refraction?

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Question 17

Index of Refraction (n)

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Question 18

Why is the index of refraction a dimensionless quantity?

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Question 19

What does it indicate when a substance has a high index of refraction?

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Question 20

The higher the value of the index of refraction the…

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Question 21

What is the index of refraction for air?

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Question 22

All other substances have a value of ‘n’ that is…

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Question 23

The index of refraction is also equal to…

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Question 24

What is the relationship between the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction? What is it known as?

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