WAEC Physics Past Questions & Answers - Page 255

1,271.

The refractive index of a medium relative to air is 1.8. Calculate the critical angle for the medium to the nearest degree.

A.

18o

B.

34o

C.

45o

D.

68o

E.

90o.

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,273.

When a ray of light is incident normally on an air- glass interface, its angle of refraction is

A.

0o

B.

42o

C.

45o

D.

60o

E.

90o.

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,275.

A boy walks away from a plane mirror at a speed of 3 ms-1 in a direction normal to the surface of the mirror. At what speed is his image approaching him?

A.

89.0ms-1

B.

6.0ms-1

C.

4.5ms-1

D.

1.5ms-1

E.

0.0ms-1

Correct answer is B

Velocity of image w.r.t boy = velocity of object - velocity of image

velocity w.r.t to boy = v - (-v)

=3.0 - (-3.0)

The image velocity is 6 m/s towards the boy.