Answers To End-Of-Chapter Questions: © Cambridge University Press 2014 IGCSE Physics
Answers To End-Of-Chapter Questions: © Cambridge University Press 2014 IGCSE Physics
Answers To End-Of-Chapter Questions: © Cambridge University Press 2014 IGCSE Physics
Chapter 13
1 a See Figure 13.5. 9 a Ray diagram correctly drawn showing
that the ray passes through both surfaces
b angle of incidence = angle of reflection
undeflected, that is, the ray remains
i=r
straight. [2]
2 a virtual
b
b the same size as
c object
d left–right inverted
3 See Figure 13.9a.
speed of light in a vacuum
4 a n= ray bends towards normal [1]
speed of light in the material
then away again [1]
so that it ends up parallel to original path [1]
b n = sin i
sin r c Parallel rays remain parallel. [1]
n = refractive index, i = angle of incidence,
10 a
r = angle of refraction 30° 30°
50° 50°
5 See Figure 13.12a. A B
6 See Figure 13.16a.
7 a converging
b closer than
In block A, reflected ray at equal angle [1]
c virtual; magnified
and refracted ray bent away from normal. [1]
8 normal In block B, reflected ray only, [1]
at equal angle. [1]
mirror b When the angle of incidence is greater
angle of angle of
than the critical angle, [1]
incidence i reflection r
there is only an internally reflected ray; [1]
incident ray reflected ray all of the ray is totally internally reflected. [1]
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11 a image 13 a i image behind mirror [1]
image same distance from mirror,
along line perpendicular to mirror [1]
ii reflected ray reaching eye [1]
mirror
direction of reflected ray coming
from image [1]
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