A student focuses the image of a candle flame, placed at about 2 m from a convex lens of focal length 10 cm, on a screen. After that he moves gradually the flame towards the lens and each time focuses its image on the screen.

1. In which direction does he move the lens to focus the flame on the screen?
2. What happens to the size of the image of the flame formed on the screen?
3. What difference is seen in the intensity (brightness) of the image of the flame on the screen?
4. What is seen on the screen when the flame is very close (at about 5 cm) to the lens?

An object of height 2.5cm is placed at a distance of 15cm from the optical centre ‘O' of a convex lens of focal length 10cm. Draw a ray diagram to find the position and size of the image formed. Mark optical centre ‘O', principal focus F and height of the image on the diagram.

Your eye contains a convex lens. Why is it unwise to look at the sun?

The refractive indices of glass and water with respect to air are 3/2 and 4/3 respectively. If speed of light in glass is 2×108 m/s, find the speed of light in water.

Draw ray diagrams showing the image formation by a convex lens when an object is placed:
At the focus of the lens.

Refractive index of diamond with respect to glass is 1.6 and absolute refractive index of glass is 1.5. Find out the absolute refractive index of diamond.

An object of height 2.5 cm is placed at a distance of 15 cm from the optical centre ‘O' of a convex lens of focal length 10 cm. Draw a ray diagram to find the position and size of the image formed. Mark optical centre ‘O', principal focus F and height of the image on the diagram.

Why does a beam of light when it enters glass at an angle? Why does it not bend if it inters the glass at right angles?

A lens is cut into two equal halves: Along the principal axis.
What will be the focallength of each half?