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Understanding Light: Dispersion and Spectrum

This document contains questions about the dispersion of light, the electromagnetic spectrum, properties of electromagnetic waves, and uses of different types of electromagnetic radiation such as infrared, ultraviolet, microwaves, and X-rays. Specifically, it asks about dispersion and the spectrum, scattering of light, how intensity depends on wavelength, minimum deviation through a prism, common properties of EM waves, penetration power, frequencies above violet light, effects of a glass slab on a rainbow-colored word, calculating frequency from wavelength and speed of light, uses of X-rays to study crystals, uses of microwaves, ultraviolet and infrared radiation, and detecting infrared and ultraviolet radiation.

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Understanding Light: Dispersion and Spectrum

This document contains questions about the dispersion of light, the electromagnetic spectrum, properties of electromagnetic waves, and uses of different types of electromagnetic radiation such as infrared, ultraviolet, microwaves, and X-rays. Specifically, it asks about dispersion and the spectrum, scattering of light, how intensity depends on wavelength, minimum deviation through a prism, common properties of EM waves, penetration power, frequencies above violet light, effects of a glass slab on a rainbow-colored word, calculating frequency from wavelength and speed of light, uses of X-rays to study crystals, uses of microwaves, ultraviolet and infrared radiation, and detecting infrared and ultraviolet radiation.

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Test-Spectrum

1. Define dispersion of light.


2. What is cause dispersion of light?
3. Define spectrum.
4. What is meant by scattering of light?
5. How the intensity of scattered light depends on the wavelength of
incident light? State conditions when this dependence holds.
6. If a monochromatic beam of light undergoes minimum deviation
through an equilateral prism, how does the beam pass through the
prism w.r.t its base?
7. Write five common properties of electromagnetic waves.
8. Name the electromagnetic radiation which has the highest penetrating
power.
9. Name two electromagnetic waves which have a frequency higher than
that of violet light. State one use of each.
10. A glass slab is placed over a page on which the word VIBGYOR is printed
with each letter in its corresponding colour.
(i) Will the image of all the letters be in the same place?
(ii) If not, state which letter will be raised to the maximum. Give a reason
for your answer.
11. Calculate the frequency of yellow light of wavelength 550nm. The speed
of light is 𝟑 × 𝟏𝟎𝟖 𝒎𝒔−𝟏 .
12. A particular type of high energy invisible electromagnetic rays help us to
study the structure of crystals. Name these rays and give another
important use of these rays.
13. Give one use each of the electromagnetic radiation given below:
(i) microwave
(ii) ultra violet radiation
(iii) infrared radiation.
14. Suggest one way, in each case, by which we can detect the presence of:
(i) Infrared radiations
(ii) Ultraviolet radiations.

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