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Question 11 Mark
Which characteristic property of light is responsible for the blue colour of the sky?
Answer
Dispersion of light
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Question 21 Mark
In the atmosphere which colour of light gets scattered the least?
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In the atmosphere red colour scatters the least.
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Question 51 Mark
Explain, why quartz prism is required for obtaining the spectrum of ultra-violet light?
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The reason is that glass absorbs ultra-violet radiation while the quartz does not absorb them.
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Question 61 Mark
What effect do the ultra-violet radiations have on the human body?
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The ultra-violet radiations cause skin diseases on the human body.
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Question 101 Mark
Give one use of infrared radiations.
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Infrared radiations are used in remote control of television and other gadgets.
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Question 111 Mark
Suggest one way, in each case, by which we can detect the presence of Infrared radiations.
Answer
These are detected by a thermopile.
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Question 121 Mark
Write the range of wavelength of the infrared spectrum.
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The wavelength range for the infrared spectrum is from 7900 Å to 107 Å.
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Question 131 Mark
Write the range of wavelength of the ultraviolet spectrum.
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The wavelength range for the ultraviolet spectrum is from 100 Å to 4000 Å.
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Question 141 Mark
Write the range of wavelength of the visible spectrum.
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The wavelength range for the visible spectrum is from 4000 Å to 7900 Å.
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Question 161 Mark
Give one use of electromagnetic radiations in Infrared radiation.
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Infrared radiations are used as signals during the war.
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Question 171 Mark
Give one use of electromagnetic radiation in Ultraviolet radiation.
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Ultraviolet radiation is used for sterilizing purposes.
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Question 191 Mark
Infrared radiations are used for photography in fog.
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Infrared radiations are used in photography in fog because they are not much scattered by the atmosphere, so they can penetrate appreciably through it.
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Question 201 Mark
The photographic darkrooms are provided with infrared lamps.
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Infrared lamps are used in dark rooms for developing photographs since they do not affect the photographic film chemically, but they provide some visibility.
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Question 221 Mark
Infrared radiations are used as signals during war
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Infrared radiations are used as signals during the war as they are not visible and they are not absorbed much in the medium.
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Question 231 Mark
How can the presence of infrared Radiations be detected?
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In the presence of infrared radiations, the temperature recorded by a blackened bulb thermometer rapidly increases.
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Question 251 Mark
How can the presence of ultraviolet radiation be detected?
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In the presence of ultra-violet radiation, the silver chloride solution becomes dark brown or black.
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Question 271 Mark
Name the radiations whose wavelength range is from 100 Å to 4000 Å (or 10 nm to 400 nm).
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UV radiations.
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