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Topic: Light - Reflection and Refraction

Class: 10 (Science) Type: Answer Key Max. Marks: 50
SECTION A: OBJECTIVE TYPE ANSWERS
1. Laws of Reflection
Ans: (a) Always
For any reflecting surface, $\angle i = \angle r$ always holds true.
2. Concave Mirror Virtual Image
Ans: (d) Between the pole of the mirror and its principal focus
This is the only case where a concave mirror forms a virtual, erect, and magnified image.
3. Material for Lens
Ans: (d) Clay
A lens must be transparent to allow light to pass through. Clay is opaque.
4. Unit of Power
Ans: (c) Dioptre
S.I unit of power is Dioptre (D).
5. Real Image Same Size
Ans: (b) At twice the focal length (2F)
If object is at 2F, image is at 2F, real, inverted, and of the same size.
6. Plane Mirror Focal Length
Ans: (d) Infinity
A plane mirror can be considered as a spherical mirror of infinite radius of curvature, so $f = R/2 = \infty$.
7. Plane Mirror Magnification
Ans: (c) +1
Image formed is virtual, erect (+) and of same size (1) as the object.
8. Full Length Image
Ans: (b) A convex mirror
A convex mirror has a wider field of view and forms diminished images, allowing full view of large objects.
9. Reading Lens
Ans: (c) A convex lens of focal length 5 cm
For reading, we need a simple microscope (magnifying glass) which is a convex lens of small focal length (high power) to get high magnification ($M = 1 + D/f$).
10. Speed of Light
Ans: (d) Vacuum
Light travels fastest in vacuum ($3 \times 10^8$ m/s).
11. Assertion: Searchlights
Ans: (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Bulb is placed at Focus. Light rays coming from Focus became parallel after reflection.
12. Assertion: Optical Center
Ans: (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A ray passing through optical center suffers no deviation. R defines location of Optical Center, but doesn't explicitly explain the property of no deviation (which is due to the lens surfaces being parallel at that point).
13. Assertion: Refractive Index
Ans: (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Both statements are true. R defines refractive index, but doesn't explain why diamond specifically has 2.42 (which depends on optical density).
14. Assertion: Refraction
Ans: (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Bending of light (refraction) causes the apparent displacement of the pencil.
SECTION B: SHORT ANSWER ANSWERS
15. Speed of Light in Glass
Given $n_g = 1.50$, $c = 3 \times 10^8$ m/s.
Formula: $n_g = \frac{c}{v}$
$v = \frac{c}{n_g} = \frac{3 \times 10^8}{1.50} = 2 \times 10^8$ m/s.
16. Convex Mirror Numerical
$u = -20$ cm, $R = +30$ cm, $f = +15$ cm, $h_o = 5$ cm.
$\frac{1}{v} + \frac{1}{u} = \frac{1}{f} \Rightarrow \frac{1}{v} - \frac{1}{20} = \frac{1}{15}$
$\frac{1}{v} = \frac{1}{15} + \frac{1}{20} = \frac{7}{60}$
$v = \frac{60}{7} = 8.6$ cm (Behind mirror, Virtual).
$m = -\frac{v}{u} = +0.43$ (Diminished, Erect).
$h_i = 0.43 \times 5 = 2.15$ cm.
17. Ray Diagram (Between C and F)
Object between C and F forms Image beyond C.
Nature: Real, Inverted, Magnified.
(Diagram required showing rays from object converging beyond C).
18. Laws of Refraction
1. The incident ray, the refracted ray and the normal all lie in the same plane.
2. Snell's Law: $\frac{\sin i}{\sin r} = \text{constant} (n)$.
19. Shallow Swimming Pool
Light rays from the bottom of the pool travel from water (denser) to air (rarer). They bend away from the normal. When these diverging rays reach the eye, they appear to come from a point above the actual bottom, making it appear raised (shallower).
20. Conditions for No Deviation
(i) Glass Slab: If the ray of light falls normally (perpendicularly) on the surface ($i=0, r=0$).
(ii) Lens: If the ray of light passes through the optical center of the lens.
SECTION C: LONG ANSWER ANSWERS
21. Lens Formula Numericals
(i) Convex Lens: $u = -10$ cm, $f = +15$ cm (Object within focal length).
$\frac{1}{v} - \frac{1}{u} = \frac{1}{f} \Rightarrow v = -30$ cm. Virtual, Erect, Magnified.

(ii) Concave Lens: $f = -15$ cm, $v = -10$ cm.
$\frac{1}{v} - \frac{1}{u} = \frac{1}{f} \Rightarrow u = -30$ cm.
$m = \frac{v}{u} = \frac{-10}{-30} = +0.33$ (Diminished, Erect).
22. Power of Lens
(i) Power $P = \frac{1}{f(\text{in meters})}$. Degree of convergence/divergence.
(ii) $P_1 = +3.5$ D, $P_2 = -2.5$ D.
Total Power $P = +1.0$ D.
Focal length $f = \frac{1}{P} = 1$ m.
SECTION D: CASE STUDY ANSWERS
23. Case Study: Mirrors
(i) Erect image and wider field of view.
(ii) Convex mirror.
(iii) $f = R/2 = 10$ cm.
24. Case Study: Lenses
(i) At Infinity.
(ii) Convex Lens.
(iii) $f = 25$ cm $= 0.25$ m. $P = 1/f = 1/0.25 = +4$ D.