Which type of mirror is used in a solar furnace? Support your answer with reason.

State and define the SI unit of power of a lens.

An object of height 4.0cm is placed at a distance of 30cm from the optical centre ‘O’ of a convex lens of focal length 20cm. Draw a ray diagram to find the position and size of the image formed. Mark optical centre ‘O’ and principal focus ‘F’ on the diagram. Also find the approximate ratio of size of the image to the size of the object.

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?

What type of lens is shown in the diagram on the right? What will happen to the parallel rays of light? Show by completing the ray diagram.

State and define the S.I. unit of power of a lens.

The diagram given alongside shows a ray of light entering a rectangular block of glass:

1. Copy the diagram and draw the normal at the point of entry.
2. Draw the approximate path of the ray of light through the glass block and out of the other side.

If the magnification of an image formed by a mirror is positive, what does it mean?

Write the formula for a lens connecting image distance (υ), object distance (u) and the focal length (f). How does the lens formula differ from the mirror formula?

The following table gives the refractive indices of a few media,

	1	2	3	4	5
Medium:	Water	Crown glass	Rock salt	Ruby	Diamond
Refractive index:	1.33	1.52	1.54	1.71	2.42

Use this table to give an example of:

1. A medium pair so that light speeds up when it goes from one of these medium to another.
2. A medium pair so that light slows down when it goes from one of these medium to another.