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Question 13 Marks
Classify the following as (a) transparent medium, (b) translucent medium, (c) opaque bodies. (i) an iron box (ii) a window pane (iii) a ground glass window (iv) wool (v) vacuum (vi) an iron nail (vii) muddy water (viii) butter paper (ix) diamond (x) marble
Answer
Transparent Medium allows most of the light energy to pass through it. For example glass, air, vacuum, diamond.
Translucent Medium partially allows the light energy to pass through it. For example, ground glass, muddy water, smoke, dust-filled air, butter paper.
Opaque Bodies do not allow light energy to pass through them. For example, bricks, stones, wood and articles made from it, wool .
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Question 23 Marks
What do you understand by the term optical medium? What are its kinds? Give two examples of each kind.
Answer
Anything which allows light energy to pass through it is called an optical medium. Glass, diamond, and vacuum are some examples of mediums through which light can travel.
Kinds of optical medium:
Homogenous Medium: An optical medium which has a uniform composition throughout, is called a homogenous medium. For example, glass diamond, distilled water, a sheet of clear plastic, vacuum, pure alcohol.
Heterogeneous Medium: An optical medium which has different compositions at different points, is called a heterogeneous medium. For example, air, muddy water, fog, mist, clouds, smoke, etc.
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Question 33 Marks
Define light energy and then explain it clearly.
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Define light energy and then explain it clearly :
Light is an invisible energy, which causes us the sense of vision.
If you enter a dark room, the objects present in the room are not visible.
However, if you switch on a bulb everything in the room becomes visible.
It is because of light.
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