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4th Physci 2
4th Physci 2
ABM / TVL/A&D
Propagation of Light, Reflection
and Refraction
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ANAGRAM
General Behavior of Light
1. Specular reflection
- occurs when parallel
rays of light hit a
smooth surface and is
reflected uniformly or
regularly.
Two types of Reflection
2. Diffuse
reflection - occurs
when parallel beam
of light strike
uneven or coarse
surfaces.
Refraction - When light
passes obliquely from one
medium to another medium or
different density, or when it
passes through different
layers or varying densities
within the same medium,
such as Earth’s atmosphere,
its path is bent from a straight
Refraction
line at the boundary of the
medium where the density
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changes.
Dual Nature of Light
Light has a dual nature, sometimes
it behaves like a particle (called a
photon), which explains how light
travels in straight lines and
sometimes it behaves like a wave,
which explains how light bends (or
diffracts) around an object.
Dual Nature of Light
René Descartes and Isaac Newton
were the two scientists who
studied the behavior of light.
They conducted experiments
using a prism separately to
explain the emergence of the
colors of light.
He observed that the red light
refracted the least, whereas the
violet light refracted the most.
Particle Model
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Corpuscular theory of light - states
that light was composed of tiny
particles called corpuscles that travel
in straight line and can travel through
a vacuum.
Particle Model
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Violet corpuscles are the least massive
and deflected the most while red light
corpuscles are the most massive and
deflected the least
Particle Model
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Reflection was explained as the
bouncing of light corpuscles on a
surface like a ball.
Particle Model
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Refraction was explained by the
presence of a force at the interface of
two media.
Particle Model
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Wave Model
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