Questions from College Physics

Q: A ball is dropped from rest 3.00 m directly above

A ball is dropped from rest 3.00 m directly above the vertex of a concave mirror having a radius of 1.00 m and lying in a horizontal plane. (a) Describe the motion of the ball’s image in the mirror. (...

Q: A cubical block of ice 50.0 cm on an edge

A cubical block of ice 50.0 cm on an edge is placed on a level floor over a speck of dust. Locate the image of the speck, when viewed from directly above, if the index of refraction of ice is 1.309.

Q: If a cylinder of solid glass or clear plastic is placed above

If a cylinder of solid glass or clear plastic is placed above the words LEAD OXIDE and viewed from the side, as shown in Figure CQ23.10, the word LEAD appears inverted, but the word OXIDE does not. Ex...

Q: A goldfish is swimming inside a spherical bowl of water having an

A goldfish is swimming inside a spherical bowl of water having an index of refraction n = 1.333. Suppose the goldfish is p = 10.0 cm from the wall of a bowl of radius |R| = 15.0 cm, as in Figure P23.2...

Q: A paperweight is made of a solid glass hemisphere with index of

A paperweight is made of a solid glass hemisphere with index of refraction 1.50. The radius of the circular cross section is 4.0 cm. The hemisphere is placed on its flat surface, with the center direc...

Q: The top of a swimming pool is at ground level. If

The top of a swimming pool is at ground level. If the pool is 2.00 m deep, how far below ground level does the bottom of the pool appear to be located when (a) The pool is completely filled with water...

Q: A transparent sphere of unknown composition is observed to form an image

A transparent sphere of unknown composition is observed to form an image of the Sun on its surface opposite the Sun. What is the refractive index of the sphere material?

Q: A man inside a spherical diving bell watches a fish through a

A man inside a spherical diving bell watches a fish through a window in the bell, as in Figure P23.26. If the diving bell has radius R = 1.75 m and the fish is a distance p = 1.00 m from the window, c...

Q: A jellyfish is floating in a water - filled aquarium 1.

A jellyfish is floating in a water - filled aquarium 1.00 m behind a flat pane of glass 6.00 cm thick and having an index of refraction of 1.50. (a) Where is the image of the jellyfish located? (b) Re...

Q: Figure P23.28 shows a curved surface separating a material with

Figure P23.28 shows a curved surface separating a material with index of refraction n1 from a material with index n2. The surface forms an image I of object O. The ray shown in red passes through the...