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Describe an experiment to show the dispersion of light. 

Important Questions on Light

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Physics for Cambridge IGCSE workbook>Chapter 13 - Light>Exercise 13.2>Q 1
State what happens to the speed of light when light travels from air into glass.
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Physics for Cambridge IGCSE workbook>Chapter 13 - Light>Exercise 13.2>Q 2
State what happens to the speed of light when light travels from air into a vacuum.
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Physics for Cambridge IGCSE workbook>Chapter 13 - Light>Exercise 13.3>Q 2
A ray of light passes through the material with a refractive index 1.45. As it leaves that material, state whether it will bend towards or away from the normal.
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Physics for Cambridge IGCSE workbook>Chapter 13 - Light>Exercise 13.3>Q 4

Explain, using the figure, why a swimming pool does not look as deep as it actually is.

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Upper Secondary-IGCSE
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Physics for Cambridge IGCSE workbook>Chapter 13 - Light>Exercise 13.3>Q 6
When light travels between two materials, refraction often occurs. State the property of the materials you would change to increase the effect.
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Upper Secondary-IGCSE
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Physics for Cambridge IGCSE workbook>Chapter 13 - Light>Exercise 13.4>Q 3
If a light left a swimming pool like this, how the real and apparent depth would compare.
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Physics for Cambridge IGCSE workbook>Chapter 13 - Light>Exercise 13.6>Q 3
Describe an experiment to show the dispersion of light. 
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Physics for Cambridge IGCSE workbook>Chapter 13 - Light>Exercise 13.6>Q 4
Explain what monochromatic means.