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Chapter 5: Q5DQ (page 1151)
If a spherical mirror is immersed in water, does its focal length change? Explain
No spherical mirror it will remain the same, it will not change.
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Sometimes when looking at a window, you see two reflected images slightly displaced from each other. What causes this?
Ordinary photographic film reverses black and white, in the sense that the most brightly illuminated areas become blackest upon development (hence the term negative). Suppose a hologram negative is viewed directly, without making a positive transparency. How will the resulting images differ from those obtained with the positive? Explain.
A rainbow ordinarily shows a range of colors. But if the water droplets that form the rainbow are small enough, the rainbow will appear white. Explain why, using diffraction ideas. How small do you think the raindrops would have to be for this to occur?
Would the headlights of a distant car form a two-source interference pattern? If so, how might it be observed? If not, why not?
A salesperson at a bargain counter claims that a certain pair of sunglasses has Polaroid filters; you suspect that the glasses are just tinted plastic. How could you find out for sure?
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