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Light of wavelength 5000 Aº falls on a plane reflecting surface. What are the wavelength and frequency of the reflected light? For what angle of incidence is the reflected ray normal to the incident ray?

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Class 12 Physics
CBSE and UP Board
Wave Optics
Chapter-10 Exercise 10.9
NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Physics Chapter 10 Question-9

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  1. Wavelength of incident light, λ = 5000 = 5000 x 10⁻10 m
    Speed of light, c = 3x 10s m
    Frequency of incident light is given by the relation,
    ν =c/λ  =3x 10/5000 x 1010 = 6 x 10¹⁴ Hz
    The wavelength and frequency of incident light is the same as that of reflected ray. Hence, the wavelength of reflected light is 5000 A and its frequency is 6 x 1014 Hz. When reflected ray is normal to incident ray, the sum of the angle of incidence, i and angle of reflection, r is 90°.
    According to the law of reflection, the angle of incidence is always equal to the angle of reflection. Hence, we can write the sum as:
    <i + <r  = 90
    <i + <i  = 90

    2<i = 90

    Therefore, <i = 90/2 = 45º

    Therefore, the angle of incidence for the given condition is 45°.

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