Short Q/A Geometrical Optics - Students Free Notes

Your grandfather uses spectacles to read a newspaper. You see through the spectacles and observe that objects behind it were inverted. Why was it so observed?

The spectacles contain a convex lens, which can form an inverted real image when the object is beyond its focal point.   Related Questions: When you look at the front side of a polished spoon, your image is inverted, and from the back of the spoon, your image is erect. Explain why? Which mirror is … Read more

When white light passes through a prism, it disperses into its seven colors. Why does dispersion take place in a prism?

Different colors of light have different wavelengths and refract at different angles when passing through a prism. This causes dispersion, separating white light into its spectrum of colors. Related Questions: When you look at the front side of a polished spoon, your image is inverted, and from the back of the spoon, your image is … Read more

When you look at the front side of a polished spoon, your image is inverted, and from the back of the spoon, your image is erect. Explain why?

The front side of a spoon acts as a concave mirror, which produces an inverted real image when the object is beyond the focal point. The back side of the spoon acts as a convex mirror, which always forms a virtual, erect, and diminished image. Related Questions: Which mirror is used by girls for makeup … Read more