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Light
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Covers ccea gcse spec for light waves - reflection, refraction, dispersion and total internal reflection
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light
reflection
refraction
dispersion
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physics
waves
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Light
Reflection
the image in a plane mirror is...
virtual
the same size as the object
laterally inverted
the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front of the mirror
Refraction
happens when a beam of light passes from one material into another, due to a change in its speed
a ray parallel to the normal does not refract
light bends towards the normal when it slows down and away from the normal when it speeds up (TAGAGA/TAWAWA/TAPAPA)
Dispersion
Different colours (or frequencies) of light travel at different speeds in glass
when light is passes through a prism (a triangular glass block), a spectrum is produced
violet light is slowest, red light is fastest
Total Internal Reflection
In any glass block, some light is internally reflected
when the emerging ray on the other side comes out along the surface, most of the light is internally reflected
the angle where the emerging ray lies along the surface is called the critical angle
after this all light is internally reflected
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