Chapter 10 Class 10 - Light - Reflection and Refraction

Get NCERT Solutions, Notes, Numericals, MCQ (with Solutions) for Chapter 10 Class 10 Science, Light - Reflection and Refraction.

In addition to providing the notes and solutions, we also provide

• MCQ, 1 Mark, 2 Marks - Questions and Answers. (which you can download in PDF)
• Numericals of Light Class 10 - on both Lens Formula and Mirror Formula
• Solved Questions from inside the NCERT Book
• Solved Examples from inside the NCERT Book
• And also marked the important questions for your reference

In this chapter, we will learn

• Reflection of Light - A quick revision on what is reflection of light, Law of Reflection, Reflection of Light in Plane Mirror

• Spherical Mirrors - What are Concave and Convex Mirrors, what do they look like

• Parts of Concave and Convex Mirror - like Focus, Principal Axis, Center of Curvature, Radius of Curvature

• Rules for drawing Ray Diagram in Mirrors

• Concave Mirror - Ray diagram - All 6 cases, with summary as well

• Convex Mirror - Ray diagram - Both cases with summary table

• Uses of Concave and Convex Mirrors - with Diagram, for your better understanding

• Sign convention for Spherical Mirrors

• Mirror Formula

• and Magnification Formula for Mirrors

• Refraction of Light

• Refraction through a Rectangular Glass Slab

• Laws of Refraction

• Refractive Index

• Optical Density and What are optically rarer and optically denser mediums

• Concave and Convex Lens

• Important Points for Convex and Concave Lens - like 2 Focus (or Foci), Optical Center

• Rules for drawing Ray Diagram in Lenses

• Convex Lens - Ray diagram

• Concave Lens - Ray diagram

• Uses of Concave and Convex Lens

• Sign convention for Convex and Concave Lens

• Lens Formula

• Power of a lens

And we also some extra notes, like

• What is the difference between Real and Virtual Image?
• What is the difference between Concave and Convex mirror?
• Difference between Mirror and Lens
• Meaning of Erect Image
• Which type of Mirror used in cars?
• Difference between Reflection and Refraction of Light
• Effects of Refraction of Light
• Multiple Choice Questions
• 2 Mark Questions
• 3 Mark Questions

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