rbgriffin (rr54482) – Geometric Optics – durkee – (262623) 1

This print-out should have 20 questions. 1. diverging lens

Multiple-choice questions may continue on
the next column or page – find all choices 2. diverging mirror
before answering.
3. plane mirror
001 10.0 points
A concave mirror with a radius of curvature 4. converging lens
of 1.0 m is used to collect light from a distant
star. 5. Unable to determine.
What is the distance between the mirror
and the image of the star? 6. converging mirror

1. d = 0.25 m 004 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points

A concave spherical mirror has a radius of
2. d = 1.0 m curvature of 27 cm . The object distance is
20.5 cm .
3. d = 2.0 m

4. d = 0.75 m
q h
5. d = 0.50 m
R p f
002 10.0 points
h′
An object is located between a concave mirror
and its focal point. Its image is:

1. real, inverted, and larger than the object Scale: 10 cm =

Find the magnitude of the image distance.
2. virtual, inverted, and larger than the ob- Answer in units of cm.
ject
005 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
3. virtual, erect, and larger than the object
Find the magnification.
4. real, erect, and larger than the object
006 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
A concave spherical mirror has a radius of
5. virtual, erect, and smaller than the ob-
ject curvature of 20.8 cm . The object distance is
4 cm .
003 10.0 points
Consider the light rays depicted in the figure.
h′
h

R f p q

What type of reflecting or refracting surface

is depicted?
Scale: 10 cm =
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Find the magnitude of the image distance. Answer in units of ◦ .
Answer in units of cm.
013 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
007 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points b) What is the angle of refraction for the blue
Find the magnification. component of light?
Answer in units of ◦ .
008 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
A convergent lens has a focal length of 7.2 cm . 014 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
The object distance is 15.4 cm . The index of refraction for red light in water
is 1.331, and that for blue light is 1.34. A ray
of white light enters the water at an angle of
incidence of 78.72◦ .
h What is the underwater angle of refraction
q for the blue component of the light?
p Answer in units of ◦ .
f f
h′ 015 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
What is the underwater angle of refraction for
the red component of the light?
Answer in units of ◦ .
Scale: 10 cm =
Find the distance of the image from the 016 10.0 points
center of the lens. A light ray passes through substances 1, 2,
Answer in units of cm. and 3, as shown.
The indices of refraction for these three
009 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points substances are n1 , n2 , and n3 , respectively.
Find the magnification. Ray segments in 1 and 3 are parallel.

010 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points θ1

A ray of light strikes a flat block of glass (index 1 n1
of refraction 1.76 ) of thickness 0.876 cm at an
angle of 22.8◦ with the normal. To trace the x n2
2
light beam through the glass, calculate the
following angles.
Find the angle of refraction at first surface. 3 θ2 n3
d

Answer in units of ◦ .

011 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points One can conclude that

Find the angle of refraction at the second
surface. 1. all three indices must be the same.
Answer in units of ◦ .
2. n2 must be less than n1 .
012 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
The index of refraction for red light in water 3. n1 must be equal to 1.00.
is 1.331, and that for blue light is 1.340.
a) If a ray of white light traveling in air 4. n3 must be the same as n1 .
enters the water at an angle of incidence of
76.5◦, what is the angle of refraction for the 5. n2 must be less than n3 .
red component of light?
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Answer in units of ◦ .
017 10.0 points
What is the index of refraction of a material 020 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
in which the speed of light is 1.90 × 108 m/s? The flashlight is slowly turned away from the
vertical direction.
018 10.0 points At what angle will the beam no longer be
A glass surface of index 1.5 has a layer of visible above the surface of the pool?
water of index 1.33 on it. Light in the glass is Answer in units of ◦ .
incident on the glass-water interface.
Find the critical angle for total internal
reflection.

1. 76.5166◦

2. 62.4573◦

3. 40.9715◦

4. 31.0213◦

5. 51.3412◦

6. 90◦

019 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points

The index of refraction of a transparent liquid
(similar to water but with a different index of
refraction) is 1.21. A flashlight held under the
transparent liquid shines out of the transpar-
ent liquid in a swimming pool. This beam of
light exiting the surface of the transparent liq-
uid makes an angle of θa = 30 ◦ with respect
to the vertical.

flashlight
ray

θa
air
water

θw

At what angle (with respect to the vertical)

is the flashlight being held under transparent
liquid?