UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE

SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL AND MINERALS

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

ASSIGNMENT 02

MODULE: SPHB000

(LIGHT AND OPTICS)

Due Date: 10 October 2024 @12h00 Pm (Midday)

MARKS: 50

Lecturers: MR MA MALAPE

MS MF KOMAPE

MS MR LETSOALO

THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF …16…PAGES INCLUDING COVER PAGE

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Answer all questions on BLACKBOARD

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Section A

1. Which of the following is true for electromagnetic waves?

A) They consist of changing electric and magnetic fields.
B) They transport energy.
C) They can be reflected.
D) All of the above
E) Neither of these

2. Which group of electromagnetic waves is arranged in order of increasing frequency?

A) Gamma rays, ultraviolet rays, radio waves

B) Microwaves, ultraviolet rays, X-rays
C) Radio waves, visible light, infrared radiation
D) Visible light, infrared radiation, microwaves
E) None of these

Consider the figure 1 below when answering Question 3 and 4

Figure 1

3. Which light wave in figure 3 has highest frequency?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

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4. The order of increasing wavelength for light waves shown in figure 1 is:
A) A, B, C, D, E
B) C, D, E, A, B
C) A, C, E, B, D
D) B, A, E,D, C
E) E, D, C, B, A

5. A ray of light passes through three media as shown. The index of refractions for
these media obey:

Figure 2

The wavelength of light in these media obey:

A) λ1 > λ 2> λ 3
B) λ 3 > λ 2 > λ 1
C) λ 3 > λ 1 > λ 2
D) λ 2 > λ 1 > λ 3
E) λ 1 > λ 3 > λ 2

6. The frequency of light in these media (figure 2) obey:

A) f1 > f 2 >f 3
B) f3 > f 2 > f 1
C) f 3 > f 1 > f 2
D) f 2 > f 1 > f 3
E) None of these

7. The index of refractions for these media (figure 2) obey:

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A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

8. The speeds of light in these media (figure 2) obey:

A) v1 > v2 > v3

B) v3 > v2 > v1

C) v3 > v1 > v2

D) v2 > v1 > v3

E) v1 > v3 > v2

9. The diagram shows the passage of a ray of light from air into a substance X. The index
of refraction of X is:

Figure 3

A) 0.53
B) 0.88
C) 1.9
D) 2.2
E) 3.0

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10. The speed of light in substance X in the figure above (question 9) is

A)

B)
C)

D)

E)

11. If the incident light in question 9 has a wavelength of 589 nm, what will be the
wavelength for light in medium X?
A) 313 nm
B) 589 nm
C) 610 nm
D) 267.7 nm
E) 196.3 nm

=1

=1.33

Figure 4

12. Consider figure 4. What is the value of the angle of refracted θ2 if θ1=30ᵒ?
A) 30o
B) 40.5o
C) 41.8o
D) 60o
E) None of these

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13. What is the value of the critical angle θc in figure 4B?

A) 41.8o
B) 60o
C) 50.3o
D) 90o
E) None of these

14. Which phenomenon is represented by figure 4C.?

A) Specular reflection
B) Total internal reflection
C) Dispersion
D) Refraction
E) None of these

15. The critical angle for a beam of light passing from water into air is 48.8°. This means
that all light rays with an angle of incidence greater than this angle will be
A) Absorbed.
B) Partially reflected and partially transmitted.
C) Totally reflected.
D) Totally transmitted.
E) None of these.

16. Consider nwater=1.33 and nglass=1.52. Which of these incident angles θi will bring
about total internal reflection………………
A) θi = 20°
B) θi = 40°
C) θi = 61°
D) θi = 75°
E) None of these

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17. The illustration below shows what happens when light passed through prism.

Figure 5

What optical phenomena does the figure 5 represent?

A) Specular reflection
B) Total internal reflection
C) Dispersion
D) Diffusion
E) None of these

18. Which of the following types of electromagnetic radiation travels at the greatest
speed in vacuum?
A) Radio waves
B) Visible light
C) X rays
D) Gamma rays
E) All of these travel at the same speed

19. When a beam of light of frequency f passes from air into a glass with refractive index
of 1.5, which of the following happens:
A) f increases by 1.5
B) f decreases by 1.5
C) f becomes zero
D) f is unchanged
E) f decreases very slightly
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20. The diagram shows total internal reflection. Which of the following statements is/are
true?

Figure 6

A) Angle AON is the angle of incidence

B) Angle AON = angle BON
C) The speed of light in medium II is greater than that in medium I
D) All of the above
E) Angle AON must be the critical angle

21. Which diagram below illustrates the path of a light ray as it travels from a given point
X in air to another given point Y in air?

Figure 7

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22. Which diagram above (question 21) illustrates the path of a light ray as it travels
from a given point X in water to another given point Y in diamond?

In question 23 and question 27 consider the Figure 8 shown below

Lenses

A B

Mirrors

C D E
Figure 8 (The reflecting side of the mirror C, D and E is on the left hand side)

23. Which of these in figure 8 can for only virtual images?

A) A, B and E
B) B, C and E
C) A, C and E
D) B, C and E
E) B, D and E

24. Which of the mirror/s in figure 8 can form enlarged real images?
A) C
B) D
C) E
D) C and D
E) D and E

25. Which of these in figure 8 can form real images of the same size as the object?
A) A and B
B) B and C
C) C and A

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D) B and D
E) E only

26. Which of these in figure 8 can only form virtual images of the same size as the
object?
A) A and B
B) B and C
C) C and A
D) B and D
E) E only

27. Which lens in figure 8 can be used to correct the condition for a person who can
easily watch a soccer at stadium but have problem in reading newspaper?
A) A
B) B
C) All of these
D) None of these

28. A virtual image is one

A) Toward which light rays converge but do not pass through
B) From which light rays diverge but do not pass through
C) From which light rays diverge as they pass through
D) Toward which light rays converge and pass through
E) With a ray normal to a mirror passing through it

29. A 4.5-cm-tall object is placed 28 cm in front of a spherical mirror. It is desired to

produce a virtual image that is upright and 3.5 cm tall. What is the focal length of the
mirror?
A) -38 cm
B) -68 cm
C) -98 cm
D) 68 cm
E) 98 cm

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30. In question 29 above, the mirror is

A) Plain
B) Concave
C) Convex

31. A physics student has a near point located at 50 cm from his eyes. Which of these
statements is correct?
A) The student is nearsighted
B) The student is farsighted
C) The student is suffering from glaucoma
D) The student has a cataract condition
E) None of these

32. The focal length of contact lenses that will enable the student in question 31 to see
distant objects clearly is……………………….
A) 100 cm
B) 50 cm
C) 25 cm
D) -50cm
E) None of these

33. The lens power of the contact lens in question 31 is ………………….

A) 1 diopters
B) 2 diopters
C) –2 diopters
D) None of these

34. A negative magnification for a mirror means

A) The image is inverted, and the mirror may be concave or convex.
B) The image is upright, and the mirror is convex.
C) The image is upright, and the mirror may be concave or convex.
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D) The image is inverted, and the mirror is concave.

E) The image is inverted, and the mirror is convex.

35. If the absolute value of the magnification is smaller than one, then the image is
A) The same size as the object.
B) Larger than the object.
C) Smaller than the object.
D) None of these.

36. In nearsightedness, the image forms ____________ the retina and a __________
lens can be used to correct it.
A) Behind, concave
B) Behind, convex
C) In front of, concave
D) In front of, convex

37. In the figure below, the incident ray is refracted on the surface of the two medium.
The index of refraction of the first medium is larger than that of the second

medium , i.e. . Which ray may best represent the refracted ray?

Incident ray Normal

E
n1  n2  
 

n2
A B D
C
Figure 9

A) A

B) B

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C) C
D) D

E) E

38. A beam of light is reflected from a surface as shown in the figure in question 37
above. Which letter represents the angle of incident?

A)
B)

C)

D)

E) None of these

39. A beam of light is reflected from a surface as shown in the figure in question 37
above. Which letter represents the angle of reflection?

A)

B)

C)

D)

E) None of these

40. Using the diagram in question 37 above, the law of reflection is given by;
A)

B)

C)
D)

E)

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41. A concave mirror forms a real image that is twice the size of the object. If the object
is 20 cm from the mirror, the radius of curvature of the mirror must be about:
A) 13 cm
B) 20 cm
C) 27 cm
D) 40 cm
E) 80 cm

42. Light arriving at a concave mirror on a path through the center of curvature is
reflected
A) Through the focal point.
B) Back parallel to the axis.
C) Back on itself.
D) Midway between the focal point and the center of curvature.
E) None of these

43. Light arriving at a concave mirror on a path through the focal point is reflected
A) Through the focal point.
B) Through the center of curvature.
C) Back on itself.
D) Back parallel to the principal axis.
E) None of these

44. If you stand in front of a concave mirror, exactly at its 2f,

A) You will see your image and you will appear larger.
B) You will see your image, and you will appear smaller.
C) You won't see your image because there is none.
D) You won't see your image because it's focused at a different distance.
E) You will see your image at your same height.

45. An object is positioned between a concave mirror's center of curvature and its focal
point. The image produced by the mirror is located
A) Between the center of curvature and the focal point.
B) At the center of curvature.
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C) At the focal point.

D) Between focal point and mirror surface.
E) None of these

46. At what distance in front of a concave mirror must an object be placed so that the
image and object are the same size?
A) A focal length
B) Half a focal length
C) Twice a focal length
D) Less than half focal length
E) More than twice a focal length

47. An erect object is placed on the central axis of a thin lens, further from the lens than
the magnitude of its focal length. The magnification is +0.4. This means:
A) The image is real and erect and the lens is a converging lens
B) The image is real and inverted and the lens is a converging lens
C) The image is virtual and erect, and the lens is a diverging lens
D) The image is virtual and erect, and the lens is a converging lens
E) The image is virtual and inverted and the lens is a diverging lens

48. Sometimes when you look into a curved mirror you see a magnified image (a great
big you) and sometimes you see a diminished image (a little you). If you look at the
bottom (convex) side of a shiny spoon, what will you see?
A) You will see a little you, right side up.
B) You won't see an image of yourself because no image will be formed.
C) You will either see a little you or a great big you, depending on how near you
are to the spoon.
D) You will see a little you, upside down.
E) You will see a little you, but whether you are right side up or upside down
depends on how near you are to the spoon.

49. An object is 2m in front of a plane mirror. Its image is:

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A) Virtual, inverted, and 2m behind the mirror

B) Virtual, inverted, and 2m in front of the mirror
C) Virtual, erect, and 2m in front of the mirror
D) Real, erect, and 2m behind the mirror
E) None of the above

50. A convex lens has focal length f. An object is placed between f and lens on the axis.
The image formed is located
A) Between the lens and f.
B) At 2f.
C) Between f and 2f.
D) At f.
E) None of these

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