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Chapter 26
Light
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The Definition of Light The current scientific definition of Light
is a photon carried on a wave front. This definition incorporates the dual
nature of light, which means that light behaves both like a particle and a wave.
Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation – that means that it does not require a medium to travel through.
All electromagnetic radiation travels at 3 x 108 m/s
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Electromagnetic Waves The electromagnetic spectrum is a range of
waves extending from radio waves to gamma waves.
The lowest frequency of light that we can see is red in color – all waves below that are called infrared.
The highest frequency of light that we can see is violet in color and any frequencies that are higher than that are said to be ultraviolet.
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Transparent and Opaque
Materials that transmit all of the light which they receive are said to be transparent. They let light through.
Materials which absorb light without reemission are said to be opaque – they do not let light through.
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Shadows
A shadow is caused when an object block light from a source.
A shadow has two parts: Umbra – total shadow – no light
received. Penumbra – partial shadow – some
light received, some blocked.
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Chapter 27
Color
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The Colors of Light Light is defined as the frequencies of
electromagnetic radiation which stimulate the human retina.
Light ranges in color from: Red - lowest frequency/longest wavelength Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet – highest frequency/shortest
wavelength
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White Light and the Color Black
White light contains all of the colors (frequencies) of visible light.
Black is the absence of light. Vision is the process of seeing
reflected light. The color that you see is reflected from an objects – all other wavelengths are absorbed.
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Color by Transmission The color of a transparent object
depends upon the color it transmits. The material which selectively
absorbs colors of light is called a pigment.
Absorbed light warms the object – hence darker colors tend to get warm in sunlight and lighter colors tend to remain cooler.
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Mixing Light
When red, blue and green light (primary colors) are mixed, new colors are formed (secondary colors).
All three colors form white light. Red and Green – yellow Red and Blue – magenta Green and Blue - Cyan
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Mixing Pigments When you mix pigments (paints) you add by
subtraction – that is each pigment you add to your mixture subtracts a color of light.
Primary pigments Magenta Yellow Cyan
Secondary Mixtures Yellow and Cyan – Green Yellow and Magenta – Red Magenta and Cyan - Blue
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Chapter 28
Reflection and Refraction
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Reflection
When a wave reaches a boundary between two media and is turned back – this is reflection Total reflection –boundary with a
more rigid medium Partial reflection – less rigid medium.
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Law of Reflection The law of
reflection states that the angle of incidence = angle of reflection
Incident rayReflected ray
Angle of incidence
Angle of reflection
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Mirrors
Plane mirrors are flat mirrors which form a virtual image. A virtual image is one which forms on
the opposite side of the mirror. Images are the same size as the
object and the same vertical orientation.
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Curved Mirrors: Concave and Convex
Concave Mirror Curves inward Close objects Form a virtual image which is
larger than the object Objects further away form real images
which are cast on a screen Convex Mirror
Curves outward Close objects form a virtual image which is
smaller than the object These mirrors are used to give a wide field
of view
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Refraction Refraction is the
bending of light at a boundary.
If the speed in the new media is less than the speed in the old, the wave bends toward the normal
If the speed in the new media is more than the speed in the old, the wave bends away from the normal.
Sidewalk
Grass
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Snell’s Law and the Index of Refraction
How much light bends at a boundary is given by Snell’s Law or the Index of refraction:
materialinlightofspeed
vacuumainlightofspeedn
Another way that this law is written is:
n0 sin i = n sin r
Where n0 is the index for the material you are moving out of and n is the index for the material you are going into.
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Sample Problem
What is the speed of light in crown glass if its index of refraction is 1.52?
What is the angle of refraction for a wave in crown glass if its angle of incidence is 30°. Assume that it is coming from air into a cube of the glass.
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Solution
glassinspeed
smx
materialinlightofspeed
vacuumainlightofspeedn
/10352.1
8
smxsmx
glassinSpeed /1097.152.1
/103 88
n0 sin i = n sin r
1 sin 30° = 1.52 sin r
1 sin 30°/1.52 = sin r
r = 19.73° Herriman High Physics
Dispersion through a Prism
Dispersion through a prism is a form of refraction.
Atmospheric refraction is what causes a rainbow.
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Converging and Diverging Lenses Converging lenses are convex, or curve outward. Diverging lenses are concave, or curve inward.
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The Eye The lens of a human
eye focuses an image on the retina at the rear of the eye.
If the lens forms an image in front of the retina, then a person is said to be nearsighted
If the lens form an image at the rear of the retina (behind it) then the person is said to be farsighted.
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Corrective Lenses Since a nearsighted person’s eye forms the
image too soon, the lens of their eye has too much convergence, hence a diverging lens, (concave) is used to separate the rays of light coming from the object so that the image will converge on the retina.
Since a Farsighted person’s eye forms the image after the retina, a converging lens, (convex) is used to help the rays of light converge sooner, forming the image on the retina.
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