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The document contains a set of physics questions related to the topic of light and spectrum for Class 10 students. It covers concepts such as dispersion, the behavior of light through prisms, the use of infrared radiation in photography, and the scattering of light in the atmosphere. Additionally, it addresses the harmful effects of certain types of radiation and the properties of light that affect color perception.

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Spectrum WS

The document contains a set of physics questions related to the topic of light and spectrum for Class 10 students. It covers concepts such as dispersion, the behavior of light through prisms, the use of infrared radiation in photography, and the scattering of light in the atmosphere. Additionally, it addresses the harmful effects of certain types of radiation and the properties of light that affect color perception.

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RAMADEVI PUBLIC SCHOOL

Class:10 Physics – Ls-6 Spectrum


Answer the following
1. What do you mean by dispersion? State the cause of dispersion.
2. A beam of monochromatic light undergoes minimum deviation through an equiangular
prism.
a) How does the beam pass through the prism with respect to its base?
b) If white light is used in the same way as in above, what change do you expect in the
emergent beam?
c) What conclusion do you draw about the nature of white light above?
3. Infrared radiations are used for photography in fog. Why?
4. State one harmful effect of each i) infrared radiation ii) ultraviolet radiation.
5. Name the radiation which can be detected by (a) a thermopile (b) a solution of silver
chloride.
6. Name two sources, each of infrared radiations and ultraviolet radiations.
7. Which color of white light is scattered the least? Give reason.
8. What characteristic property of light is responsible for the blue color of sky? Define it.
9. Give reason why the smoke from a fire looks white.
10. What is the range of wavelength of the spectrum of white light in i) Å ii) nm
11. When light enters the atmosphere it strikes on extremely fine particle, which deflects the
rays of light in all possible direction, this is due to?
(a)reflection of light (b) atmospheric refraction(c) scattering of light(d) dispersion of light
12. The color which is scattered most in atmosphere is
(a) red (b) green (c) yellow (d) blue
13. Red and green colors are preferred in traffic signal s because…….
a) red and green colors have large wavelength b) these colors scatters least
c) there is less absorption of these colors d) all of these

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