The diagram below shows a point source P inside a water container. Four rays A, B, C, D starting from the source P are shown up to the water surface.

ICSE Class 10 Physics PYQ · 2017 Paper · Section II

7(c)4 Marks · 2017 · Section II · 2017 Paper

The diagram below shows a point source P inside a water container. Four rays A, B, C, D starting from the source P are shown up to the water surface.

The diagram below shows a point source P inside a water container. Four rays A, B, C, D starting from the source P are shown up to the water surface. Show in the diagram the path of these rays after striking the water surface. The critical angle for water air surface is 48°. Name the phenomenon which the rays B and D exhibit. ICSE 2017 Physics Solved Question Paper.

(i) Show in the diagram the path of these rays after striking the water surface. The critical angle for water air surface is 48°.

(ii) Name the phenomenon which the rays B and D exhibit.

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(i) The ray diagram is shown below :

The diagram below shows a point source P inside a water container. Four rays A, B, C, D starting from the source P are shown up to the water surface. Show in the diagram the path of these rays after striking the water surface. The critical angle for water air surface is 48°. Name the phenomenon which the rays B and D exhibit. ICSE 2017 Physics Solved Question Paper.

(ii) The ray B exhibits refraction while the ray D exhibits total internal reflection.

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