FÍSICA GENERAL L43904 Cuaderno de ejercicios 2o examen parcial

1. A light ray is incident on the surface of water (n = 1, 33) at an angle of 60° relative to the normal to the surface. The angle of
the reflected wave is
a) 80° b) 40° c) 20° d) 60° e) 30°

2. A light ray whose frequency is 6, 00 × 1014 Hz in vacuum is incident on water (n = 1, 33). The wavelength of the light after it
enters the water is (in nm)
a) 798 b) 500 c) 665 d) 376 e) 266

3. Light is refracted through a diamond. If the angle of incidence is 30°, and the angle of refraction is 12°, what is the index of
refraction?
a) 1,3 b) 2,4 c) 2,6 d) 1,8 e) 0,4

4. A person in a boat sees a fish in the water (n = 1, 33), the light rays making an angle of 40° relative to the water's surface.
What is the true angle (in degrees) relative to the water's surface of the same rays when beneath the surface?
a) 40 b) 35 c) 50 d) 55 e) 61

5. An aquarium contains a 5cm layer of water (n = 1, 33) floating on top of carbon tetrachloride (n = 1, 461). If the angle of
incidence into the water from the air is 30°, what is the angle of refraction into the carbon tetrachloride?
a) 58° b) 69° c) 37° d) 20° e) 75°

6. An aquarium contains a 5cm layer of water (n = 1, 333) floating on top of carbon tetrachloride (n = 1, 461). If the angle of
incidence into the water from the carbon tetrachloride is 20°, what is the angle of refraction into the air?
a) 20° b) 30° c) 38° d) 69° e) 26°

7. A monochromatic (single frequency, single wavelength) light ray in air (n = 1) enters a glass prism (n = 1, 5). In the glass
prism
a) Both the frequency and the wavelength are the same as in air.
b) The frequency is the same, but the wavelength is greater than in air.
c) The frequency is the same, but the wavelength is smaller than in air.
d) The wavelength is the same, but the frequency is greater than in air.
e) The wavelength is the same, but the frequency is smaller than in air.

8. A light ray strikes a hexagonal ice crystal floating in the air at a 30° angle to one face, as shown below. The hexagonal faces of
the crystal are perpendicular to the plane of the page. All the rays shown are in the plane of the page, and nice = 1, 30. Which
outgoing ray is the correct one?

a) A b) B c) C d) D e) E

9. When light is either reflected or refracted, the quantity that does not change in either process is its
a) Direction of travel. c) Frequency. e) Wavelength.
b) Dispersion. d) Speed.

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10. A laser beam is incident from the air at an angle of 30.00° to the vertical onto a solution of KARO syrup in water. If the beam
is refracted to 19, 24° to the vertical, what is the index of refraction of the syrup solution?
YOUR ANSWER: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. A layer of kerosene (n = 1, 45) is floating on water (n = 1, 33). For what angles of incidence at the kerosene-water interface
will light be totally internally reflected within the kerosene?
YOUR ANSWER: θ > __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________°

12. The index of refraction for red light in water is 1,331; for blue light in water is 1,340. If a ray of white light enters the water
at an angle of incidence of 83, 00°, what are the underwater angles of refraction for the blue and red components of the light?
YOUR ANSWER: _______________________________________________________° (blue); ______________________________________________________° (red)

13. A concave mirror has a focal length of 20cm. What is the position (in cm) of the resulting image if the image is inverted and
four times smaller than the object?
a) 15 b) 25 c) 50 d) 100 e) −15

14. A convex mirror has a focal length of −20cm. What is the position of the resulting image (in cm) if the image is upright and
four times smaller than the object?
a) −100 b) −25 c) −50 d) −15 e) −10

15. A concave mirror has a focal length of 20cm. What is the magnification if the object's distance is 100cm?
a) 1/2 b) 1/4 c) −2 d) 4 e) −1/4

16. A concave mirror has a focal length of 20cm. What is the magnification if the object and image distances are 10cm and
−20cm respectively?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 1/2 d) 1/4 e) −1/2

17. A concave mirror has a radius of curvature of 1,0m. An object is placed 2,0m in front of the mirror. Determine the location
of the image (in cm).
a) 130 b) 83 c) 67 d) 150 e) 200

18. An object 4cm high is placed 15cm in front of a convex mirror with a focal length of −10cm. What is the image position (in
cm)?
a) −8 b) −4 c) −2 d) −6 e) 30

19. An object 15cm high is placed 15cm in front of a convex mirror with a focal length of −10cm. What is the image height?
a) 2cm b) 4cm c) 6cm d) 8cm e) 30cm

20. An object is placed 10cm in front of a concave mirror with a 20cm focal length. Determine the image location (in cm).
a) −20 b) −15 c) −10 d) −5 e) 6,7

21. A dentist uses a concave mirror (focal length 2cm) to examine some teeth. If the distance from the object to the mirror is
1cm, what is the magnification of the tooth?
a) 6 b) 1 c) 4 d) 2 e) 1,5

22. A plane convex lens is made of glass (n = 1, 5) with one flat surface and the other having a radius of 20cm. What is the focal
length (in cm) of the lens?
a) 20 b) 30 c) 40 d) 10 e) 50

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23. An object 20cm high is placed 50,0cm in front of a lens whose focal length is 5,00cm. Where will the image be located (in
cm)?
a) 5,13 b) 5,56 c) 5,72 d) 5,93 e) 4,55

24. An object 50cm high is placed 1,0m in front of a converging lens whose focal length is 1,5m. Determine the image height (in
cm).
a) 77 b) 150 c) 52 d) 17 e) 83

25. An object is placed 15cm in front of a diverging lens whose focal length is 12cm. Where will the image be located (in cm)?
a) −6,7 b) −7,2 c) −0,15 d) −6,0 e) −5.0

26. If you stand closer to a concave mirror than a distance of one focal length, the image you see is
a) Real and inverted. c) Virtual and inverted. e) None of the above because you do
b) Real and upright. d) Virtual and upright. not get an image.

27. When you stand in front of a convex mirror, the image you see is
a) Real and inverted. c) Virtual and inverted. e) None of the above because you do
b) Real and upright. d) Virtual and upright. not get an image.

28. Which ray diagrams are correct? The three rays in each diagram are distinguished by different types of lines. Hint: Check
the behavior of each ray as it interacts with the lens.

a) B and C b) C and D c) D and E d) C and E e) C, D and E

29. Which ray diagram is correct? The three rays in each diagram are distinguished by different types of lines. Hint: Check the
behavior of each ray as it interacts with the lens.

a) A b) B c) C d) D e) E

30. A magnifying glass has a convex lens of focal length 15cm. At what distance from a postage stamp should you hold this lens
to get a magnification of +2.0?
YOUR ANSWER: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ cm

31. A contact lens is made of plastic with an index of refraction of 1, 50. The lens has an outer radius of curvature of +2,0cm and
an inner radius of curvature of +2,5cm. What are the focal length and the power of the lens?
YOUR ANSWER: _____________________________________________________ cm; __________________________________________________________ diopters