Class 10 Science - Chapter Light - Reflection and Refraction NCERT Solutions | A convex lens forms a real and inverted

One-half of a convex lens is covered with a black paper. Will this lens produce a complete image of the object? Verify your answer experimentally. Explain your observations.

Find out, from Table 10.3, the medium having highest optical density. Also find the medium with lowest optical density.

     Table 10.3 Absolute refractive index of some material media

An object 5 cm in length is held 25 cm away from a converging lens of focal length 10 cm. Draw the ray diagram and find the position, size and the nature of the image formed.

An object 5.0 cm in length is placed at a distance of 20 cm in front of a convex mirror of radius of curvature 30 cm. Find the position of the image, its nature and size.

You are given kerosene, turpentine and water. In which of these does the light travel fastest? Use the information given in Table 10.3.

Define 1 dioptre of power of a lens.

The magnification produced by a plane mirror is +1. What does this mean?

Find the focal length of a convex mirror whose radius of curvature is 32 cm.

Find the focal length of a lens of power – 2.0 D. What type of lens is this?

Name the type of mirror used in the following situations.

(a) Headlights of a car.
(b) Side/rear-view mirror of a vehicle.
(c) Solar furnace.

Support your answer with reason.

Did Döbereiner’s triads also exist in the columns of Newlands’ Octaves? Compare and find out.

What is a good source of energy?

Why is diffusion insufficient to meet the oxygen requirements of multi-cellular organisms like humans?

What are trophic levels? Give an example of a food chain and state the different trophic levels in it.

What changes can you make in your habits to become more environment-friendly?

What is the difference between a reflex action and walking?

What is the importance of DNA copying in reproduction?

If a trait A exists in 10% of a population of an asexually reproducing species and a trait B exists in 60% of the same population, which trait is likely to have arisen earlier?

Why should a magnesium ribbon be cleared before burning in air?

You have been provided with three test tubes. One of them contains distilled water and the other two contain an acidic solution and a basic solution, respectively. If you are given only red litmus paper, how will you identify the contents of each test tube?

Consider a circular loop of wire lying in the plane of the table. Let the current pass through the loop clockwise. Apply the right-hand rule to find out the direction of the magnetic field inside and outside the loop.

What is the role of the split ring in an electric motor?

Compare and contrast fossil fuels and the Sun as direct sources of energy.

Oil and fat containing food items are flushed with nitrogen. Why?

The breakdown of pyruvate to give carbon dioxide, water and energy takes place in

        (a) cytoplasm.               (c) chloroplast.
        (b) mitochondria.           (d) nucleus.

Why is the amount of gas collected in one of the test tubes in Activity 1.7 double of the amount collected in the other? Name this gas.

Explain the terms analogous and homologous organs with examples.

What is the difference between displacement and double displacement reactions? Write equations for these reactions.

What are the different methods of contraception?

Compute the heat generated while transferring 96000 coulomb of charge in one hour through a potential difference of 50 V.