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    RUNNING NOTES FOR LIGHT

    Light is a form of energy, which gives us the power of vision.


    Ray of light : It is a line in the direction of movement of light.

    Beam of light : It is bucnh of rays of light.

    Parallel beam : All the rays are parallel.

    Reflection of Light
    When the light is allowed to fall on highly polished surface, such as mirror, most of the light
    gets reflected.

    Laws of Reflection
    1. The angle of incidence is always equal to angle of reflection.
    2. The incident ray, reflected ray and the normal to the reflecting surface at the point of
    incidence lie in the same plane.

    Mirror: The surface which can reflect the light is a mirror.

    Plane Mirror: If the reflecting surface is a plane then the mirror is plane.

    REGULAR REFLECTION
    When the reflecting surface is smooth and well polished, e.g.
    mirror, the parallel rays falling on it are reflected parallel to one
    another i.e. the reflected light goes in one particular direction as
    shown in the figure. Then it is known as a regular reflection.

    The laws of reflection are valid only in regular reflection. It is the


    regular reflection that makes the object visible.
    Regular Reflection
    IRREGULAR REFLECTION:

    When the reflecting surface is rough, the parallel rays


    falling on it are reflected in different directions as shown
    in the figure. Such a reflection is known as irregular
    reflection or diffused reflection or scattering of light.

    Laws of reflection are not valid in irregular reflection. In


    this case only the surface is visible and not the image.
    Irregular Reflection

    Image formed by Plane Mirror (Plane reflecting surface)


    1. Virtual (imaginary) & Erect : The image that do not form on screen.
    Real images can be recorded on the screen.
    2. Laterally inverted (The left side of object appear on right side of image)
    3. The size of image is equal to that of object.
    4. The image formed is as far behind the mirror as the object is in front of it.

    .
    Spherical Mirror: If the reflecting surface is part of the hollow sphere then the mirror
    is a spherical mirror.
    The spherical mirror is of two types:

    Reflection of light by spherical Mirrors

    Mirrors, whose reflecting surface are curved inward or outward spherically are called
    spherical mirror.
    For example - Spoon The curved surface of shinning spoon can be considered as curved
    mirror.
    If it is curved inward Act as concave mirror.
    If it is curved outward Act as a convex mirror.

    Few Basic terms related to Spherial Mirror

    1. Principal axis : Line joining the pole and centre of curvature of the spherical mirror.
    2. Pole : The geometrical central point of the reflecting spherical surface. (aperture),
    denoted by (P).
    3. Aperture : The width of reflecting spherical surface.
    4. Centre of curvature : The centre of the hollow glass sphere of which the spherical
    mirror is a part is called as centre of curvature.
    5. Radius of curvature : The distance between the pole and the centre of curvature. i.e.
    PC = R or The radius of the hollow sphere of which the mirror is a part.
    6. Focus point : The point on the principal axis, where all parallel rays meet after reflection
    is called as Principal Focus or Focus. It is denoted by letter ‘F’.
    7. Focal length : The distance between the pole and focus point i.e. PF = f
    8. Relationship between focal length and Radius of curvature. f = R/2.

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