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1
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Types of ray lights

A

Convergent rays
Parallel rays
Divergent rays

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Luminous and non luminous light

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Luminous:
Emit light
Light travels in a straight line

Non-luminous
Do not emit light
Light from light source is reflected off object and enter our eyes

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When light is incident on an object, can undergo: _____________________________

A

Reflection
Refraction
Absorption
Dispersion

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4
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Reflection of light

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Bouncing of light off a surface
Can see non-luminous objects as light os reflected off them

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5
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Characteristics of images formed by plane mirrors

A

Virtual
Upright
Image is same size as object
Laterally inverted
The perpendicular object distance is equal to the perpendicular image distance

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Concave and convex
Bends which direction?
Images formed? (3 of them)
Uses?

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Concave:
Mirror with curved surfaces that bends inwards

Image formed:
Virtual
Upright
Magnified (enlarged)

Convex:
Mirror with curved surfaces that bends outwards

Image formed:
Virtual
Upright
Diminished (small)

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Refractive index formula

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N=c/v

N-refractive index
C-speed of light in vaccum (3.00*10 to the power of 8)
V-speed of light in medium

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