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Light – Reflection and Refraction

Gujarat Board · Class 10 · Science

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Nature of Light and Basic Concepts

  • Light travels in straight lines in a transparent medium
  • We see objects because they reflect light that falls on them
  • A ray of light represents the straight-line path of light
2

Reflection of Light - Laws and Applications

  • Highly polished surfaces like mirrors reflect most of the light falling on them
  • Two laws of reflection: (1) Angle of incidence = Angle of reflection, (2) Incident ray, reflected ray, and normal all lie in the same plane
  • These laws apply to all types of reflecting surfaces including curved surfaces
3

Spherical Mirrors - Types and Terminology

  • Concave mirror: Reflecting surface curves inwards (towards center of sphere)
  • Convex mirror: Reflecting surface curves outwards (away from center of sphere)
  • Pole (P): Center point of the mirror's reflecting surface
4

Image Formation by Spherical Mirrors

  • Concave mirrors can form both real and virtual images depending on object position
  • Real images are formed when object is beyond focus, virtual when between pole and focus
  • Convex mirrors always form virtual, erect, and diminished images

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Key Concepts

Two fundamental laws govern reflectionConcave mirrors curve inward and canWhen light passes obliquely from oneThe refractive index (n) ofConvex lenses converge light rays

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