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Questions Related to dual nature of light

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