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Light Reflection and Refraction Guide

The document outlines the principles of light reflection and refraction, including laws of reflection, types of mirrors, and their image characteristics. It also covers the laws of refraction, critical angle, total internal reflection, types of lenses, and their formulas for image formation and magnification. Key points include the behavior of light in different media and the power of lenses.

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Light Reflection and Refraction Guide

The document outlines the principles of light reflection and refraction, including laws of reflection, types of mirrors, and their image characteristics. It also covers the laws of refraction, critical angle, total internal reflection, types of lenses, and their formulas for image formation and magnification. Key points include the behavior of light in different media and the power of lenses.

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📌 Important Notes from "Light – Reflection and Refraction" (NCERT Class 10

Physics)

1. Reflection of Light
Laws of Reflection

1️⃣ Angle of incidence (∠i) = Angle of reflection (∠r)


2️⃣ The incident ray, reflected ray, and normal lie in the same plane.

Types of Mirrors & Their Images

Mirror Image Type Nature Size


Plane Mirror Always virtual & upright Same size as object Laterally inverted
Concave Real & inverted (except when Forms real/virtual
Can be larger/smaller
Mirror very close) images
Convex Always virtual, upright & Used in vehicles for a
Mirror diminished wider view

Mirror Formula

1f=1v+1u\frac{1}{f} = \frac{1}{v} + \frac{1}{u}

Magnification of Mirror

m=−vu=h′hm = \frac{-v}{u} = \frac{h'}{h}

🔹 2. Refraction of Light
Laws of Refraction (Snell’s Law)

1️⃣ Light bends towards the normal when going from a rarer to a denser medium.
2️⃣ Light bends away from the normal when going from a denser to a rarer medium.
3️⃣ The incident ray, refracted ray, and normal lie in the same plane.
4️⃣ Refractive Index (n)

n=Speed of light in vacuum (c)Speed of light in medium (v)n = \frac{\text{Speed of light in


vacuum (c)}}{\text{Speed of light in medium (v)}}

 Higher refractive index → Denser medium


 Lower refractive index → Rarer medium
Critical Angle & Total Internal Reflection (TIR)

🔹 Total internal reflection occurs when:

 Light moves from denser to rarer medium.


 Angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle.

🔹 Examples:

 Mirage in deserts
 Optical fibers

🔹 3. Lenses & Image Formation


Types of Lenses

1️⃣ Convex Lens (Converging Lens)

 Forms real & inverted images (except when object is close).


 Used in magnifying glasses, cameras, microscopes.

2️⃣ Concave Lens (Diverging Lens)

 Always forms a virtual, upright, and diminished image.


 Used in spectacles for myopia (short-sightedness).

Lens Formula

1f=1v−1u\frac{1}{f} = \frac{1}{v} - \frac{1}{u}

Magnification of Lens

m=vu=h′hm = \frac{v}{u} = \frac{h'}{h}

🔹 4. Power of a Lens
P=100fP = \frac{100}{f}

 Unit: Diopter (D)


 Convex lens → Positive power
 Concave lens → Negative power
📌 Quick Summary

✅ Concave Mirror → Real & Inverted (except when very close, then virtual & upright).
✅ Convex Mirror → Always Virtual, Upright & Diminished.
✅ Convex Lens → Real & Inverted (except when very close, then virtual & upright).
✅ Concave Lens → Always Virtual, Upright & Diminished.

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