Q1.

Answer the question with a cross in the box you think is correct . If you change your mind
about an answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .

Light travelling in glass of refractive index ng is incident at a boundary with water of refractive index nw.
The critical angle for the boundary is C.

Which of the following expressions is correct for this boundary?

(Total for question = 1 mark)

Q2.

Answer the question with a cross in the box you think is correct . If you change your mind
about an answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .

A ray of light, in air, is incident on the edge of a triangular glass prism as shown. The critical angle for a
light ray meeting a glass to air boundary is 35°.

Which of the following gives the value of the refractive index of the glass?

(Total for question = 1 mark)

Q3.

A ray of monochromatic light passes into a glass block as shown.

The refractive index of the glass for this light is

A 0.57
B 0.81
C 1.22
D 1.74
(Total for question = 1 marks)

Q4.

Answer the question with a cross in the box you think is correct . If you change your mind
about an answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .

A ray of light, in air, is incident on the edge of a triangular glass prism as shown.
The critical angle for a light ray meeting a glass to air boundary is 35°.

Which path, A, B, C or D, will the ray follow?

(Total for question = 1 mark)

Q5.

Lighthouses are located along coastlines to aid navigation. A lighthouse emits an intense beam of light. In
clear weather the beam is visible for long distances, but in foggy weather the visibility of the beam is
limited.

The beam is refracted by water droplets in the air.

A light ray in the beam is incident on a spherical water droplet with an angle of incidence of 40.0°. The ray
passes through the droplet and meets the water-air boundary at X as shown.

Deduce whether the ray leaves the water droplet at point X.

speed of light in water = 2.25 × 108 m s–1

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(Total for question = 4 marks)

Q6.

A ray of light travelling through water strikes the surface at angle of 43° as shown in the diagram.

Determine whether the ray will undergo total internal reflection.

speed of light in water = 2.25 × 108 m s−1

speed of light in air = 3.00 × 108 m s−1

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(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q7.

The photograph shows a sample of the mineral selenite. Selenite is made up of many long, narrow
crystals.

Selenite has a refractive index of 1.52

(i) State what is meant by critical angle.

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(ii) Calculate the critical angle for light in selenite.

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Critical angle for light in selenite = ...........................................................

(Total for question = 3 marks)

Q8.
(a) You are asked to find the refractive index for light passing from air to glass by tracing the path of a
ray of light through a glass block.

State the measurements you would take, the graph you would plot and how you would use the graph to
determine a value for the refractive index.
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(b) (i) State what is meant by critical angle.
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(ii) Calculate the critical angle for light passing from water to air.

refractive index of water = 1.33

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Critical angle = ...........................................................

(Total for Question = 7 marks)
Q9.

A simple optical fibre consists of a core surrounded by cladding. The refractive index of the core is 1.56
and the refractive index of the cladding is 1.20.

(a) Show that the critical angle for light between these two media is about 50°.
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(b) The diagram shows a diverging beam of light incident on the boundary between the core and the
cladding. One side of the beam strikes the boundary at 60° and the other side at 30° as shown.

Three students each suggest a different outcome for the beam of light at the boundary.
Student A says "all the beam will totally internally reflect".
Student B says "all the beam will refract".
Student C says "some of the beam will totally internally reflect and some will refract".
State which student is correct, adding to the diagram to illustrate your answer.
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(Total for question = 6 marks)