Physics questions and answers

Physics Questions and Answers

If you want to learn more about the nature and properties of matter and energy or you're simply preparing for a Physics exam, these Physics past questions and answers are ideal for you.

327.

A ray of light traveling from glass into ethyl alcohol is incident at the boundary at an angle of incidence 30\(^o\). Calculate the angle of refraction.

[Refractive index of glass =1.5; refractive index of ethyl alcohol = 1.36]
 

A.

27\(^o\)

B.

33.5\(^o\)

C.

51.7\(^o\)

D.

72.8\(^o\)

Correct answer is B

The angle of incidence l = 30º
The angle of refraction , r =?
The refractive index of glass ng = 1.5
The refractive index of ethyl alcohol, ne = 1.36
from snell's law :

\(\frac{n_e}{n_g} = \frac{sini}{sinr}\)

\(\frac{1.36}{1.5} = \frac{sin30º}{sinr}\)

1.36sinr = 1.5 x sin30º

sinr =  \(\frac{1.5 \times sin30º}{1.36}\)

sinr = 0.5515

r = \(sin^{-1}\)(0.5515)

r = 33.5º

329.

The earpiece of a telephone handset converts energy from

A.

electrical to sound

B.

sound to electrical

C.

sound to electrical

D.

sound to radio wave

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

330.

An electrical device has 50 turns in its primary coil  and 20 turns in the secondary coil. The device can be a\an?

A.

step-up transformer

B.

step-down transformer

C.

d.c generator

D.

a.c generator

Correct answer is B

In a step down transformer, there are more turns in the primary coil than in the secondary coil and more current flows in the secondary circuit than in the primary.