OPTICS

Refraction of Light X/Optics/WS/01B

Refractive Index
1. What is the refractive index of water if the speed of light in water is
2.25 x m/s. ( Ans. 4/3 = 1.33 )

2. What is the speed of light in glass slab having refractive index 3/2.
( Ans. 2 x m/s )

3. Find the refractive index of medium of glass on which a ray of light is

incident at an angle of 45º and its angle of refraction from the surface
is 30º. ( Ans. 1.414 )

4. What is the refractive index of glass with respect to the water if the
speed of light in water is 2.25 x m/s and speed of light in glass is
2.0 x m/s . ( Ans. 9/8 )

5. A ray of light is incident at the interface of two medium. The speed

of light in rarer medium is √ times the speed of light in optically
denser medium. If the light incident on rarer medium at an angle of
incidence 30º. What is the angle of refraction in denser medium?
( Ans. )

6. Velocity of light in a medium is 2 x m/s. A ray of light is incident

at the interface of medium air on the optically denser side at an angle
of 30º. What is the angle of refraction? ( Ans. )

7. The absolute refractive indices of glass and water are 3/2 and 4/3
respectively. If the speed of light in water is 2.25 x m/s, what is
the speed of light in glass? ( Ans. 2 x m/s )

8. If refractive index of medium A with respect to B is 5/4, what is the

refractive index of B with respect to A. ( Ans. 4/5 )

9. The refractive index of glass with respect to air is 3/2 and refractive
index of water with respect to air is 4/3. Find the refractive index of
glass with respect to water. ( Ans. 9/8 )
 Real Depth & Apparent Depth

10. What is the apparent depth of a tank 3 m deep when viewed from
outside? Given ( water = 4/3 ) ( Ans. 2.25 m )

11. What is the thickness of the glass slab placed over a coin so the
apparent depth of the coin will become 4 cm. Given glass = 3/2.
(Ans. 6 cm )
12. A small pin fixed on the table top is viewed from 50 cm above it.
By what distance should the pin appear to be raised if it is viewed
from the same point through a 15 cm thick glass slab held parallel to
the table? ( ). Does the answer depend on the location of
the slab? [ Ans. 5 cm ; NO ]

13. The bottom of a container is 12.0 cm thick glass ( ) slab.

The container contains two immiscible liquids A and B of depths
15.0 cm and 8.0 cm respectively. What is the apparent position of a
scratch on the outer surface of the bottom of the glass slab when
viewed through the container. . ( = ).
[ Ans. 26 cm ]

Total Internal Reflection

14. What is the critical angle for a material whose refractive index is
1.414. (Ans. 45º)

15. The critical angle for a medium is 60˚; find the refractive index of
that medium. [ Ans. ]
√

16. The critical angle for a medium is 30˚; find the velocity of light in
that medium. [ Ans. 1.5 × 10 8 m/s ]

17. A small bulb is placed at the bottom of a tank containing water to a

depth of 80 cm. What is the area of the surface of water through
which light from the bulb can emerge out. ( )
[ Ans. 2.61 m2 ]