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The Human Eye and the Colourful World

Karnataka Board · Class 10 · Science

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Key Topics to Revise

1

The Human Eye - Structure and Function

  • The human eye is like a camera with a natural lens system that forms images on the retina
  • Light enters through the cornea (transparent front layer) where maximum refraction occurs
  • The iris controls pupil size to regulate light entry into the eye
2

Defects of Vision and Their Correction

  • Myopia (near-sightedness): Can see near objects clearly but not distant objects
  • In myopia, distant object images form in front of the retina
  • Myopia is corrected using concave (diverging) lenses
3

Refraction Through a Prism

  • A prism has two triangular bases and three rectangular lateral surfaces
  • The angle between two lateral faces is called the angle of the prism
  • Light bends towards normal when entering denser medium (air to glass)
4

Dispersion of White Light

  • White light consists of seven colors: Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red (VIBGYOR)
  • Dispersion is the splitting of white light into its component colors
  • Different colors have different wavelengths and bend through different angles

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The eye is like a cameraThe ability of eye lensMyopia (nearWhen light passes through a triangularWhite light splits into seven colors

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