Understanding Optics for Grade 10

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Optics

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Study of light and its interactions

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Light

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Electromagnetic wave visible to the human eye

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Reflection

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Bouncing of light off a surface

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Refraction

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Bending of light as it passes through different media

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Dispersion

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Separation of light into colors by refraction

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Diffraction

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Bending of light around obstacles

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Interference

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Overlapping of light waves

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Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Range of all types of electromagnetic radiation

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Speed of Light in Vacuum

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3 × 10^8 m/s

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Snell's Law

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n_1 sin θ_1 = n_2 sin θ_2