Ray Optics Complete Lesson

Light is a form of energy. It exhibits a wide variety of properties. If the size of the object is much larger than the wavelength of the light, light appears like travelling in straight lines. It exhibits certain properties under these conditions and that properties are studied and rename called Ray optics.

In Ray optics we study about reflection, refraction, dispersion and the deviation. 

Reflection is the phenomena of light bouncing back into the same medium after striking a boundary that is separating the two media.

Refraction is the phenomenon of light due to which light travels into the other medium after striking a boundary that is separating the two media.

Dispersion is the phenomenon of splitting up of a white light into multiple colors when it is passed through a prism. 

Deviation is the phenomena of changing its path when the light is passing through a different media.

In this chapter we are also going to study regarding mirrors, lenses, prisms, critical angle, total internal reflection, microscopes and telescopes.


This post is a list of all the topics in Ray optics which includes problems and solutions.

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