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Twinkling of Stars and Mirage

Heat energy radiated by the earth changes the density of the atmospheric layers continuously. This changing density of the air layers near the ground affects its refractive index....

May 21, 2013

Lens Formula & Power of the Lens

The relationship between the object distance (u), the image distance (v) and the focal length (f) of the lens is called lens formula. From the above formula, Focal...

May 21, 2013

Real Images and Virtual Images

The image formed by the actual intersection of refracted rays through a lens is called the real image. The real images can be caught on the screen and...

May 21, 2013

Lenses

A lens is a thin piece of a transparent material bounded by two spherical surfaces or by one spherical and other plane surface. The width or diameter of...

May 21, 2013

Total Internal Reflection

When a ray of light passes from an optically denser medium into a rarer medium; the refracted ray is bent away from the normal. A ray of light...

May 21, 2013

Refraction of light

When we place a pencil in a beaker containing water, we observe that the pencil appears to be bent at the point where it just enters water. Again,...

May 21, 2013

Refractive Index for some Common Materials

Refractive index is a fundamental optical property of materials, and it plays a crucial role in many applications, including lens design, fiber optics, and spectroscopy. It measures the...

May 21, 2013

Humidity and Relative Humidity

Humidity is the amount of water vapour present in atmosphere. The amount of water vapour in atmosphere changes with time and weather. The air containing water vapour is...

May 21, 2013

Change in state of mater

Matter exists in three states viz., solid, liquid and gas. The change from one state to another can be brought about by the application or withdrawal of heat....

May 21, 2013

Latent Heat

The latent heat of a substance is defined as the amount of heat absorbed by a unit mass of the substance to change its state without change of...

May 21, 2013

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