Phy101 Assignment No. 5 Announced
Saturday, January 15, 2011 Posted In PHY Edit ThisAssignment 5: (Fall 2010)
PHYSICS (PHY101)
TOTAL MARKS: 20
Due Date: 24/01/2011
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Q # 1
A ray of light in air strikes a glass surface. Is there a range of angles for which total internal reflection occurs? Explain. Marks = 4
Q # 2
Interference can occur in thin film. Why is it important that the films be thin? Why don’t you get these effects with a relatively thick film? Where should you put the dividing line between “thin” and “thick”? Explain your reasoning. Marks = 6
Q # 3
Light traveling in air is incident on the surface of a block of plastic at an angle of 72.7° to the normal and is bent so that it makes a 57.1° angle with the normal in the plastic. Find the speed of light in the plastic. Marks = 6
Q # 4
Can water waves be reflected and refracted? Give examples. Does Huygens’s principle apply to water waves? Explain. Marks = 4
