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A lens is a transparent medium bounded by two surfaces, with one or both surfaces being spherical. The focal length of a lens is determined by the radii of curvature of its two surfaces and the refractive index of its medium with respect to that of the surrounding medium. The power of a lens is reciprocal of its focal length. If a number of lenses are kept in contact, the power of the combination is the algebraic sum of the powers of the individual lenses.
Describe a simple activity to observe diffraction pattern due to a single slit.
The figure below shows an equiconvex lens (of refractive index 1.50) in contact with a liquid layer on top of a plane mirror. A small needle with its tip on the principal axis is moved along the axis until its inverted image is found at the position of the needle. The distance of the needle from the lens is measured to be 45.0 cm. When the liquid is removed and the experiment is repeated, the new distance is 30.0 cm. Find the refractive index of the liquid.
A lens is a portion of a transparent medium bounded by two surfaces and one of these surfaces is essentially spherical. It is used to converge or diverge the light incident on it. Power of a lens is the measure of its ability to converge or diverge the light incident on it. Power of a lens depends on the refractive index of the material of lens with respect to the surrounding medium and the radii of curvature of its two surfaces.
Draw a ray diagram to show how the final image is formed at infinity in an astronomical refracting telescope. Obtain an expression for its magnifying power.
Two thin lenses L₁ and L₂, L₁ being a convex lens of focal length 24 cm and L₂ a concave lens of focal length 18 cm are placed coaxially at a separation of 45 cm. A 1 cm tall object is placed in front of the lens L₁ at a distance of 36 cm. Find the location and height of the image formed by the combination.
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