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Dual nature of light - class-XII

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According to Newton, different colors of light are due to the difference in _______ of the corpuscles.

  1. mass

  2. nature

  3. shape

  4. size


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Corpuscles are single, infinitesimally small, particles which have shape, size, color, and other physical properties.

Light of wavelength $\lambda $ from a point source falls on a small circular obstacle of diameter d. Dark and bright circular rings around a central bright spot are formed on a screen beyond the obstacle. The distance between the screen and obstacle is D. Then , the condition for the formation of rings, is

  1. $\sqrt { \lambda } \approx \cfrac { { d } }{ 4D } $

  2. $\lambda \approx \cfrac { { d }^{ 2 } }{ 4D } $

  3. $d\approx \cfrac { { \lambda }^{ 2 } }{ D } $

  4. $\lambda \approx \cfrac { D }{ 4 } $


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is incorrect?

  1. A thin convex lens of focal length ${f} _{1}$ is placed in contact with a thin concave lens of focal length ${f} _{2}$. The combination will act as convex lens if ${f} _{1}<{f} _{2}$

  2. Light on reflection at water-glass boundary will undergo a phase change of $\pi$

  3. Spherical aberration is minimized by achromatic lens

  4. If the image of distant object is formed in front of the retina then defect of vision may be myopia


Correct Option: B

The speed of the light in the medium is :- 

  1. maximum on the axis of the beam

  2. minimum on the axis of the beam

  3. the same everywhere in the beam

  4. directly proportional to the intensity I


Correct Option: C

Which of the following quantities is not carried by light ?

  1. Angular momentum

  2. Linear momentum

  3. Energy

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Choose the correct option about light.

  1. Light requires a material medium to travel from one place to another

  2. Light does not require a material medium to propagate

  3. Light has mass but it is negligible

  4. Light waves are longitudinal wave


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Light does not need medium to travel. Its an electromagnetic wave. All electromagnetic waves travel independent of medium.

During the $19th$ century, light was considered to be a stream of particles called :

  1. atoms

  2. electrons

  3. corpuscles

  4. quantas


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The corpuscular theory of light is proposed by newton in 1704. It is referred as particle theory or newton’s theory of light.

According to this theory,

a. Light is made up of tiny particles called corpuscles having negligible mass. These particles (corpuscles) are perfectly elastic.

b.These tiny particles always travel in straight line in all directions.

c. These corpuscles ravel at very high velocity.

These corpuscles are of different sizes. The different color of light is due to different sizes. 

When light falls on matter, it can produce :

  1. mechanical effect

  2. chemical effect

  3. heating effect

  4. all the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

since photons have momentum and energy, they can produce all the three stated effects

Albert Einstein used corpuscular theory to explain :

  1. $E=mc^2$

  2. The photoelectric effect

  3. Quantisation of charge

  4. magic of light


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The photoelectric effect

In 1905, Albert Einstein published a paper in advancing hypothesis that the light energy I'd being carried in discrete quantized packets to explain experimental data from photoelectric effect. This model contributed the development of quantum mechanics.
Photoelectric effect refers to the emission, or rejection of electrons grim the surface of generally a metal in response to the incident light. 

Light is a form of _______ that we can detect with our ________ .

  1. energy, ears

  2. corpuscles, eyes

  3. energy, eyes

  4. sensation, skin


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Light is a form of energy that we can detect with our eyes

The inability of a lens to bring all the rays coming from a point object to focus at one single point is called

  1. Spherical aberration

  2. Parallex

  3. Optical illusion

  4. none


Correct Option: A

Who amongst the following used corpuscular theory to explain the nature of light?

  1. Max Planck

  2. Newton

  3. Young

  4. Einstein


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Newton was the first to use corpuscular theory to explain the nature of light. He was able to successfully reflection and refraction using this theory.

The speed at which the current travels in a conductor, is nearly.

  1. $3 \times 10^4 ms^{-1}$

  2. $3 \times 10^5 ms^{-1}$

  3. $4 \times 10^6 ms^{-1}$

  4. $3 \times 10^8 ms^{-1}$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The speed of the current in the conductor is the same as the speed of light in the vacuum which is $3\times 10^{8} {\dfrac{m}{s}}$

By corpuscular theory of light, the phenomenon which can be explained is ____________.

  1. refraction

  2. diffraction

  3. interference

  4. polarisation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Refraction

According to newton, when corpuscles approach the refracting surface , they are attracted near the surface. When they enter the denser medium from a rarer medium, their speed increases and hence change their direction.

Light, like sound, cannot pass through vacuum. State whether true or false

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Light is a form of energy which doesn't need any medium to propagate.Whereas sound travels via disturbances in the medium.

Light travels in a ________ path

  1. rectilinear

  2. zig zag

  3. circular

  4. helical


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Light travels in straight line unless it passes through a change in medium.

State whether true or false.
Light is a form of energy that causes a sensation of smell.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Smell sensation is due to chemical present in our atmosphere.

A beam of light consists of a bundle of light rays.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A group of light rays is called a beam of light.

Newton postulated his corpuscular theory of light on the basis of:

  1. Newton's rings.

  2. rectilinear propagation of light.

  3. colour through thin films.

  4. Dispersion of white light into colours.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

According to Isaac Newton the geometric nature of reflection and refraction of light could only be explained if light was made of particles, referred to as corpuscles that travel in straight line.

A small plane mirror is placed at the center of the spherical screen of radius R. A beam of light is falling on the mirror. If the mirror makes n revolutions per second, the speed of light on the screen after reflection from the mirror will be:

  1. $4\pi nR$

  2. $2\pi nR$

  3. $nR/2\pi$

  4. $nR/4\pi$


Correct Option: A

Angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

  1. Always

  2. Sometimes

  3. Under special condition

  4. Never


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

As per the low of reflection the angle of incident is always equal to angle 

of reflection.
Hence option $A$ is correct answer.

Newton's corpuscular model of light.

  1. successfully explain the rectilinear propagation of light, reflection of light and refraction of light

  2. does not explain the phenomena of interference of light, diffraction of light and polarisation of light

  3. is based upon particle theory of light

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Parallel beam is

  1. produced by a source at infinity

  2. produced by a source at finite distance

  3. produced by a virtual source

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

While moving from deep water to shallow water.

  1. Frequency of the water waves decrease

  2. Frequency of the water waves increase

  3. Frequency of the water waves stays the same

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is a unit for intensity of light?

  1. Candle power

  2. Lux

  3. Both A & B

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
In photometry, luminous intensity is a measure of the wavelength-weighted power emitted by a light source in a particular direction per unit solid angle, based on the luminosity function, a standardized model of the sensitivity of the human eye. The SI unit of luminous intensity is the candela (cd), an SI base unit.
Also, unit for intensity of light are:
(i) Candle Power
(ii) Lux

Which of the following statements applies to light?

  1. Light can only be described as particles.

  2. Light can only be described as waves.

  3. Light can be described as rays, waves and particles.

  4. Light can only be described as rays.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

We can observe various phenomenon of light which cannot be explained by wave nature of light and photon nature of light some of the phenomenon are listed below:
Nature of light:                                          Phenomenon:
Ray                                                                 Reflection, Refraction
Wave                                                               Diffraction, Interference
Particle                                                  Oscillation frequency of radio waves.

Which of the following statements about the behaviour of light is not correct?

  1. Interference patterns are evident for light behaving as rays.

  2. Ray properties of light are useful for understanding how images are formed by optical devices such as eyes.

  3. Wave properties are important for observing the behaviour of light at a fine scale.

  4. Both wave and particle theories of light can be related to the colour sensations produced by light.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Interference patterns are explained using wave nature of light. You can learn more from youtube video "Interference of light".

Newton postulated his corpuscular theory of light on the basis of

  1. newton's rings

  2. rectilinear propagation of light

  3. colour through thin films

  4. dispersion of white light into colours


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rectilinear propagation of light.
According to Newton’s Corpuscular Theory of Light, light consists of very tiny particles called corpuscles. These corpuscles, on emission from the source of light, travel in straight line with high velocity.

The size of corpuscles are ________ for different colours.

  1. same

  2. different

  3. either (a) or (b)

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Different.
The corpuscles can be of different sizes. The different colors of light are due to the different sizes of the corpuscles.

According to corpuscular theory, the velocity of light in the denser medium is greater than that in rarer medium.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The corpuscles (light) would travel faster in the denser medium than in rarer medium. But later this is proved wrong. We know that light travels faster in the rarer medium than in denser medium.

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