PHY 098

SERWAY VUILLE, COLLEGE PHYSICS, 11TH EDITION

2021/2022

Tutorial 10
Chapter 24.9, 22.1-22.2, 23.1-23.2

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _________ states that the intensity of plane-polarized light that passes through an analyser
varies as the square of the cosine of the angle between the plane of the polarizer and the
transmission axes of the analyser.
A. Brewster’s law
B. Reflection law
C. Malus law
D. Snell’s law

2. A linearly polarized wave is always __________

A. in x-y plane
B. a transverse wave
C. in y-z plane
D. a longitudinal wave

3. A virtual, upright and smaller in size of image can be produced by ___________.

A. plane mirror
B. concave mirror
C. blurry mirror
D. convex mirror

4. Choose the correct answer for the types of mirrors and their description.

A. Concave mirror converging the light rays

B. Plane mirror diverging the light rays
C. Plane mirror always produce inverted image
D. Convex mirror always produce real image

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2021/2022

Structured Questions

Chapter 24.9

1. Three polarizing plates whose planes are parallel are centered on a common axis. The directions
of the transmission axes relative to the common vertical direction are shown in Figure P24.51.A
linearly polarized beam of light with plane of polarization parallel to the vertical reference
direction is incident from the left onto the first disk with intensity Ii=10.0 units(arbitrary).Calculate
the transmitted intensity If when 𝜃1 = 20.0𝑜 ,𝜃2 = 40.0𝑜 ,𝜃3 = 60.0𝑜.
Answer: 6.89 units

2. Figure 2 shows an unpolarized light passes through two Polaroid sheets. The transmission axis
of the analyzer makes an angle of 35.0o with the axis of the polarizer.

Analyzer

Polarizer

Unpolarized
light Figure 2

Calculate

(a) the transmitted intensity of the original unpolarised light after passing through the analyser.
Answer: 0.336 Io

(b) the intensity absorbed by the analyzer? (Leave your answer in terms of Io)
Answer: 0.164 Io

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Chapter 22.1-22.2

3. Two plane mirrors are at an angle of 𝜃1 = 50𝑜 with each other as in the side view shown in
Figure P22.14.If a horizontal ray is incident on mirror 1,at what angle 𝜃2 does the outgoing
reflected ray make with the surface of mirror 2.

Answer: 80.0o

Chapter 23.1-23.2

4. A dentist uses a mirror to examine a tooth that is 1.00 cm in front of the mirror. The image of
the tooth is formed 10.0 cm behind the mirror. Determine (a) the mirror’s radius of curvature
and (b) the magnification of the image.
Answer: a) +2.22 cm, b) +10.0

5. At an intersection of hospital hallways, a convex spherical mirror is mounted high on a wall to

help people avoid collision. The magnitude of the mirror’s radius of curvature is 0.550 m.(a)
Locate the image of a patient located 10.0 m from the mirror.(b) Indicate whether the image is
upright or inverted.(c) Determine the magnification of the image.

Answer: a) -26.8cm (behind the mirror), b) upright, c) +0.0268

Additional Question
A concave mirror has a radius of curvature of 24.0 cm.(a) Determine the object position for
which the resulting image is upright and larger than the object by a factor of 3.00.(b) Draw a ray
diagram to determine the position of the image.(c) Is the image real or vir tual.
Answer: a) +8.00cm, c) virtual

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