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Ch—09 Ray Optics

Daily Practice Problem 07

REVISION: Electric Charges and (b) 5.62 × 107

Fields. (c) 562 × 107

(d) 0.0562 × 107

Q1. How many electrons should be removed
from a coin of mas 1.6 𝑔𝑔, so that it may float
in an electric field of intensity 109 N/C
directed upward?
TODAY’S DPP:
(a) 9.8 × 107

(b) 9.8 × 105 Q4. Determine the value of the angle of

incidence for a ray of light, travelling from a
(c) 9.8 × 103 medium of refractive index 𝜇𝜇1 = √2 into the
(d) 9.8 × 101 medium of refractive index 𝜇𝜇2 = 1, so that it
just grazes along the surface of separation.
[CBSE F 17]

Q2. The electric field in a region is radially

outward and at a point is given by 𝐸𝐸 =
250 𝑟𝑟 𝑉𝑉/𝑚𝑚 (where 𝑟𝑟 is the distance of the
point from origin). Calculate the charge
contained in a sphere of radius 20 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐
centred at the origin
(a) 2.22 × 10–6 𝐶𝐶
Q5. The velocity of light in a liquid is
1.5 × 108 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1 and in air, it is 3 × 108 𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1 .
If a ray of light passes from this liquid into air,
calculate the value of critical angle. [Punjab
99]

(b) 2.22 × 10–8 𝐶𝐶

Q6. A ray 𝑃𝑃𝑃𝑃 incident
(c) 2.22 × 10 –10
𝐶𝐶 normally on the refracting
face 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 is refracted in the
(d) Zero
prism 𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵𝐵 made of
material of refractive
index 1.5. A Complete the
Q3. An electron is rotating around an infinite path of ray through the
positive linear charge in a circle of radius prism. From which face
0.1 𝑚𝑚, if the linear charge density is 1 𝜇𝜇𝜇𝜇/𝑚𝑚, will the ray emerge? Justify your answer.
then the velocity of electron in 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠 will be [CBSE OD 16]

(a) 0.562 × 107

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Q7. Find the maximum angle of refraction

when a ray of light is refracted from glass
Q9. A liquid of refractive index 1.5 is poured
(𝜇𝜇 = 1.5) to air.
into a cylindrical jar of radius 20 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 upto a
height of 20 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐. A small bulb is lighted at the
centre of the bottom of the jar. Find the area
Q8. A luminous object 𝑆𝑆 is located at the of the liquid surface through which the light
bottom of a big pool of liquid of refractive of the bulb passes into air. [ISCE 98]
index 𝜇𝜇 and depth ℎ. The object 𝑆𝑆 emits rays
upwards in all directions, so that a circle of
light is formed at the surface of the liquid by
the rays which are refracted into the air. What
happens to the rays beyond the circle?
Determine the radius and the area of the
circle.
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ANSWERS

1. a 4. 45° 8. Rays beyond the circle

are totally reflected into the
ℎ
liquid, 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅 = 2 ,
2. c 5. 30° �𝜇𝜇 −1
𝜋𝜋ℎ2
𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 =
𝜇𝜇 2 −1
3. b 7. 90°
9. 1004.8 𝑐𝑐𝑚𝑚2