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Question 513 Marks
Draw the ray diagram and also state the position, the relative size and the nature of image formed by a concave mirror when the object is placed at the centre of curvature of the mirror.
Answer
The ray diagram when object is placed at the centre of curvature is given below:

Position of the image: at the centre of curvature
Size of the image: Enlarged
Nature of the image: Real and inverted.
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Question 523 Marks
Define 'refractive index of transparent medium'. What is its unit? Which has a higher refractive index, glass or water?
Answer
Refractive index of a transparent medium is defined the ratio of speed of light in vacuum and speed of light in medium.
Is given by: $\text{n}=\frac{\text{c}}{\text{v}}$
Where,
n is the refractive index.
c is the speed of light in vacuum.
v is the speed of light in medium.
It has no units because it is the ratio of quantities which are similar.
Glass has higher refractive index.
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Question 533 Marks
At what distance should an object be placed from a convex lens of focal length 18 cm to obtain an image at 24 cm from it on the other side. What will be the magnification produced in this case?
Answer
$\frac{1}{f} = \frac{1}{v} - \frac{1}{u}$

$\frac{1}{u} = \frac{1}{24} - \frac{1}{18}$

$= \frac{3 - 4}{72} = \frac{-1}{72}$

$\therefore u = -72 \text{ cm}$

Object should be placed at a distance of 72 cm from the lens.

$m = \frac{v}{u}$

$= \frac{+ 24}{-72}$

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Question 543 Marks
State the laws of refraction of light. Explain the term ‘absolute refractive index of a medium’ and write an expression to relate it with the speed of light in vacuum.
Answer
Laws of refraction of light:

  1. The incident ray, the refracted ray and the normal to the interface of two media at the point of incidence, all lie in the same plane.
  2. The ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction is constant for a given pair of media.

$\frac{\sin\text{i}}{\sin\text{r}}=\text{constant}={^1}\text{n}_2=\frac{\text{n}_2}{\text{n}_1}$

This law is also known as Snell’s law.

The constant, written as 1n2, is called the refractive index of the second medium with respect to the first medium.

Absolute refractive index of a medium:

When a beam of light is going from vacuum to another medium, the value of the refractive index is called absolute refractive index.

The refractive index of vacuum (air) is always 1. The absolute refractive index is denoted by the symbol n2.

$\text{n}_2=\frac{\text{Refractive index of medium}}{\text{Refractive index of vacuum (air)}}=\frac{\text{Speed of light in vacuum}}{\text{Speed of light in the medium}}=\frac{\text{c}}{\text{v}}$

$\therefore\ \text{n}_2=\frac{\text{c}}{\text{v}}$

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Question 553 Marks
What is meant by power of a lens? Write its SI unit. A student uses a lens of focal length 40cm and another of -20cm. Write the nature and power of each lens.
Answer
Power of lens:

The power of a lens is the measure of degree of convergence or divergence of light rays falling on it. The SI unit of power of a lens is dioptre denoted by ‘D’.

The power of a lens is given by,

$\text{P}=\frac{1}{\text{f (in metres)}}$

$\therefore$ For lens of focal length 40cm, f = 0.4m

$\therefore\ \text{P}=\frac{1}{0.4}=+2.5\text{D}$

The lens is convex lens and is used to correct hypermetropia.

For lens of focal length -20cm, f = 0.2m

$\therefore\ \text{P}=\frac{1}{-0.2}=-5.0\text{D}$

The lens is concave lens and is used to correct myopia.

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Question 563 Marks
You are provided with two lenses of focal length 20cm and 30cm, respectively. Which lens will you use to obtain more convergent light?
Answer
Focal length of the first lens, $\text{F}_1=20\text{cm}$

Focal length of the other lens, $\text{F}_2=30\text{cm}$

We know that power of the lens is given by:

$\text{P}=\frac{1}{\text{F}}$

Focal length of any lens is the point where light converges. So, if focal length is more then the lens has converged the light to a larger distance that is it has converged less. Whereas, if the focal length is less then the light is converged at a smaller distance that is converged more.

So, we can affirm that lens of 20cm should be used to converge light to a larger extent.

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Question 573 Marks
With the help of a ray diagram, state the meaning of refraction of light. State Snell’s law of refraction of light and also express it mathematically.
Answer
Refraction of light is defined as the bending of light when the light ray passes from one medium to another. Snell's law of refraction states that the ratio of Sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of refraction is constant for a given pair of media. It establishes a relation between angle of incidence and angle of refraction.

It can be expressed mathematically as follows,

$\frac{\sin\text{i}}{\sin\text{r}}=\text{n}$

Given,

The refractive index of air with respect to glass is $\frac{-2}{3}$

Refractive index of water with respect to air $=\frac{4}{3}$

Speed of light in glass $=2\times10^8\text{m/s}$

Refractive index of air with respect to glass $\text{n}_\text{ag}=\frac{\text{V}_\text{g}}{\text{V}_\text{a}}$

$\frac{\text{V}_\text{g}}{\text{V}_\text{a}}=\frac{2}{3}$

$\frac{2\ \times\ 10^8}{\text{V}_\text{a}}=\frac{2}{3}$

$\text{V}_\text{a}=2\times10^{8}\text{m/s}$

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Question 583 Marks
With the help of a labelled diagram, explain why a tank full of water appears less deep than it actually is.
Answer
If we look into a tank of water, it appears to be less deep than it really is. This is due to the refraction of light which takes place when light rays pass from the tank of water into air. When we look into the tank, we do not see the actual bottom of the tank, we see a virtual image of the bottom of the pool which is formed by the refraction of light coming from the water into the air.
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Question 593 Marks
With the help of a diagram, explain why the image of an object viewed through a concave lens appears smaller and closer than the object.
Answer
  1. Smaller.
  2. Bigger.

Image is virtual in both the cases.



As shown by the diagram the image of an object-viewed thrpogh a concave lens appears smaller and closer than the object.
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Question 603 Marks
Why does a ray falling normally on a plane mirror, retrace its path?
Answer
The ray traces its path when it falls normally on a plane mirror because the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.
Explanation: According to the 'law of reflection' the angle of 'incidence' is always equals to the "angle of reflection". If a ray falls normally it means it is falling on the 'plane mirror' at right angle. So the 'angle of incidence' is 90 degrees and so is the 'angle of reflection.

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Question 613 Marks
Which type of lens is:
  1. A converging lens, and which is.
  2. A diverging lens? Explain your answer with diagrams.
Answer
  1. A convex lens is a converging lens because it converges a parallel beam of light rays passing through it at its focus.


  1. A concave is a diverging lens because it diveges the parallel beam of rays passing through it.

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Question 623 Marks
Which of the following are concave mirrors and which convex mirrors?
Shaving mirrors, Car headlight mirror, Searchlight mirror, Driving mirror, Dentist’s inspection mirror, Torch mirror, Staircase mirror in a double-decker bus, Make-up mirror, Solar furnace mirror, Satellite TV dish, Shop security mirror.
Answer
Shaving mirror: Concave mirror.
Car headlight mirror: Concave mirror.
Searchlight mirror: Concave mirror.
Driving mirror: Convex mirror.
Dentist’s inspection mirror: Concave mirror.
Torch mirror: Concave mirror.
Staircase mirror in a double-decker bus: Convex mirror.
Make-up mirror: Concave mirror.
Solar furnace mirror: Concave mirror.
Satellite TV dish: Concave mirror.
Shop security mirror: Convex mirror.
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Question 633 Marks
Which mirror is used as a torch reflector? Draw a labelled diagram to show how a torch reflector can be used to produce a parallel beam of light. Where is the bulb placed in relation to the torch reflector?
Answer
Concave mirror is used for a torch reflector.

Bulb is placed at the focus of the torch reflector.
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Question 643 Marks
When an object is placed at a distance of 50cm from a concave spherical mirror, the magnification produced is,$-\frac{1}{2}$ Where should the object be placed to get a magnification of, $-\frac{1}{5}?$ 
Answer
Case 1:

$\text{u}= -50\text{cm},$

$\text{m}=-\frac{1}{2}$ 

$\text{m}=-\frac{\text{v}}{\text{u}}$

$-\frac{1}{2}=\frac{\text{v}}{-50}$

$\text{v}=-25\text{cm}$

We know

$\frac{1}{\text{v}}+\frac{1}{\text{u}}=\frac{1}{\text{f}}$

$\Rightarrow\frac{1}{-25}+\frac{1}{-50}=\frac{1}{\text{f}}$

$\Rightarrow\frac{-3}{-50}=-\frac{1}{\text{f}}$

$\Rightarrow\text{f}=\frac{-50}{3}\text{cm}$

Case 2:

$\text{m}=\frac{1}{2}$ 

$\text{f}=\frac{-50}{3}$

$\text{m}=-\frac{1}{5}=-\frac{\text{v}}{\text{u}}$

$\text{v}=-\frac{\text{u}}{5}$

Now,

$\frac{1}{\text{v}}+\frac{1}{\text{u}}=\frac{1}{\text{f}}$

$\frac{5}{\text{u}}+\frac{1}{\text{u}}=\frac{-3}{50}$

$\frac{6}{\text{u}}=-\frac{-3}{50}$

$\text{u}=\frac{600}{-3}=-100\text{cm}$

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Question 653 Marks
When an object is placed 20cm from a concave mirror, a real image magnified three times is formed. Find:
  1. The focal length of the mirror.
  2. Where must the object be placed to give a virtual image three times the height of the object?
Answer
Given:

u = -20cm, m = -3cm, for the real image

  1. We know that

$\text{m}=-\frac{\text{m}}{\text{u}}$ 

$\therefore \text{m}=-3=-\frac{\text{v}}{(-20)}$

$\Rightarrow\text{v}= -60\text{cm}$

We have

$\frac{1}{\text{v}}+\frac{1}{\text{u}}=\frac{1}{\text{f}}$ 

$\Rightarrow \frac{1}{(-60)}+\frac{1}{(-20)}=\frac{1}{\text{f}}$

$\frac{1}{\text{f}}=-\frac{1}{60}-\frac{1}{20}=\frac{-1-3}{60}=\frac{1}{15}$

$\text{f}=-15\text{cm}$

  1. For virtual image m = 3 , and f = 15cm

$\text{m}=-\frac{\text{v}}{\text{u}}$

$\therefore \text{m}=-3=-\frac{\text{v}}{(-20)}\Rightarrow \text{v}=-3\text{u}$

We have

$\frac{1}{\text{v}}+\frac{1}{\text{u}}=\frac{1}{\text{f}}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{1}{\text{(3u)}}+\frac{1}{\text{u}}=\frac{1}{(-15)}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{-1+3}{\text{3u}}=-\frac{1}{15}$

$\Rightarrow \text{u}=-\frac{2\times15}{3}=-10\text{cm}$

So object should be placed 10cm from the concave mirror.

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Question 663 Marks
When an object is placed 10cm in front of lens A, the image is real, inverted, magnified and formed at a great distance. When the same object is placed 10cm in front of lens Bthe image formed is real, inverted and same size as the object:
  1. What is the focal length of lens A?
  2. What is the focal length of lens B?
  3. What is the nature of lens A?
  4. What is the nature of lens B?
Answer
  1. The focal length of lens A is 10cm as only a converging lens forms a real, inverted, magnified image at great distance when object is placed at the focus of the lens.
  2. The focal length of lens B is 5cm as only a converging lens forms a real, inverted and same size image of object when the object is placed at 2F position of the lens.
  3. Lens A is a converging (convex) lens as only a converging lens forms a real image.
  4. Lens B is a converging (convex) lens as only a converging lens forms a real image.
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Question 673 Marks
What would your image look like if you stood dose to a large:
  1. Convex mirror?
  2. Concave mirror?
Give reasons for your answer.
Answer
  1. Our image will be diminished, virtual and erect. This is because when the object lies anywhere between the pole and inifinity, the concave mirror forms a diminished, virtual and erect image.
  2. Our image will be enlarged, virtual and erect. This is because when the object lies within the focus of a concave mirror, it forms an enlarged, virtual and erect image.
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Question 683 Marks
What is the effect on the size and position of the image of moving the object:
  1. Towards the lens, and
  2. Away from the lens?
Answer
  1. If object is moved towards the lens, the image size will keep on increasing till the object reaches focus. After that, the size decreases but the image remains magnified. The image keeps movingvaway from the lens (on the opposite side of the lens) till the object reaches focus after that the image is formed on the same side of the lens as the object.
  2. If object is moved away from the lens, the size will keep on decreasing and the image keeps on shifting towards the lens.
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Question 693 Marks
What is the difference between regular reflection of light and diffuse reflection of light? What type of reflection of light takes place from:
  1. A cinema screen.
  2. A plane mirror.
  3. A cardboard.
  4. Still water surface of a lake
Answer
In regular reflection, a parallel beam of incident light is reflected as a parallel beam in one direction; while in diffuse reflection, a parallel beam of incident light is reflected in different directions.
  1. Regular reflection.
  2. Regular reflection.
  3. Diffuse reflection.
  4. Regular reflection.
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Question 703 Marks
What is the advantage of using a convex mirror as a rear-view mirror in vehicles as compared to a plane mirror? Illustrate your answer with the help of labelled diagrams.
Answer
The advantage of using a converx mirror as a rear-view mirror in vechicles as compared to as compared to a plane mirror is that convex mirror has a wider field of viwe as compared to plane mirror. this enbles driver to view much larger area of the traffic behind him.
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Question 713 Marks
What is meant by the ‘angle of incidence’ and the ‘angle of refraction’ for a ray of light? Draw a labelled ray diagram to show the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction for a refracted ray of light.
Answer
The angle between the incident ray and normal at the point of incidence is called angle of incidence. The angle between the refracted ray and normal at the point of refraction is called angle of refraction.
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Question 723 Marks
What is lateral inversion? Explain by giving a suitable example.
Answer
When an object is placed in front of a plane mirror, then the right side of the object appears to become the left side of the image; and the left side of the object appears to become right side of the image. This change of the sides of an object and its mirror image is called lateral inversion.
Example: When we hold a placard having the word RED written on it, as given in fig A, in the front of a plane mirror, the image of the word RED will be as given in fig B.
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Question 733 Marks
What is a spherical mirror? Distinguish between a concave mirror and a convex mirror.
Answer
A spherical mirror is that mirror whose reflecting surface is the part of a hollow sphere of glass.

The spherical mirrors are of two types:

  • Concave mirrors and convex mirrors.
  • Difference between concave mirror and convex mirror.
A concave mirror is that spherical mirror in which the reflection of light takes place at concave surface (or bent-in surface), whereas a convex mirror is that spherical miror in which the reflection of light takes place at the convex surface (or bulging out surface). Concave mirror converges the parallel rays of light that fall on it, whereas convex mirror diverges the parallel rays of light that fall on it.

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Question 743 Marks
What is a lens? Distinguish between a convex lens and a concave lens. Which of the two is a converging lens : convex lens or concave lens?
Answer
A lens is a piece of transparent glass bound by two spherical surfaces. A convex lens is thicker at the middle as compared to the edges while a concave lens is thicker at the edges as compared to the middle. Convex lens is converging lens.
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Question 753 Marks
What can you see in a completely dark room? If you switch on an electric bulb in this dark room as a light source, explain how you could now see:
  1. The electric bulb.
  2. A piece of white paper.
Answer
When we see in a completely dark room, we are not able to see anything because there is no light in the dark room.
  1. We can see bulb due to the light emitted by the bulb.
  2. We can see a piece of white paper because it reflects the light from the bulb falling on it.
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Question 763 Marks
Under what condition in an arrangement of two plane mirrors, incident ray and reflected ray will always be parallel to each other, whatever may be angle of incidence. Show the same with the help of diagram.
Answer
When two plane mirrors are placed at right angle with each other, then the incident ray and reflected ray will always be parallel to each other, irrespective of the angle of incidence.
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Question 773 Marks
Two lenses of power -3.5D and + 1D are placed in contact. Find the total power of the combination of lens. Calculate the focal length of this combination.
Answer
Power P1 = -3.5D; P2 = +1D

Total power = P1 + P2 = -3.5D + 1D

⇒ Total power (P) = -2.5D.

Now;

P (in diopter) $=\frac{1}{\text{f (in meters)}}$

$\Rightarrow-2.5=\frac{1}{\text{f (in meters)}}$

$\Rightarrow\text{f (in meters)}=\frac{-1}{2.5}=\frac{-1}{\frac{5}{2}}$

$\Rightarrow\text{f (in meters)}=-\frac{2}{5}=-0.4\text{m}$

Now 1m = 100cm

⇒ -0.4m = -40cm

Hence the focal length of lens is -40cm.

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Question 783 Marks
Two lenses have powers of (i) +2D and (ii) -4D. What is the nature and focal length of each lens?
Answer
  1. Given that,

$\text{p}=+2\text{D}$

Using the the formula,

We get,

$\frac{1}{\text{f}}=2$

${\text{f}}=\frac{1}{2}$

${\text{f}}=0.5\text{m}$

$\text{f}=50\text{cm}$

The lens is convex lens of focal length = 0.5m = 50cm

  1. Given that,

$\text{p}=+4\text{D}$

Using the the formula,

We get,

$\frac{1}{\text{f}}=-4$

${\text{f}}=\frac{1}{-4}$

${\text{f}}=-0.25\text{m}$

$\text{f}=-25\text{cm}$

The lens is concave lens of focal length = -0.25m = -25cm

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Question 793 Marks
Two lenses have power of
  1. +2D
  2. –4D
What is the nature and focal length of each lens?
Answer
The relation between Focal length (f) and Power (P) of a lens is given by

$\text{f (in m)}=\frac{1}{\text{p}}$

Sign convention for f and P:

  • Convex Lens: Positive (+)
  • Concave Lens: Negative (-)
Case 1: P = +2D

Nature: Converging lens (or Convex lens)

Focal length: $\text{f}=\frac{1}{2}=+0.5\text{m}$

1m = 100cm

= 50cm. Hence the focal length is 50cm.

Case 2: P = -4D

Nature: Diverging lens (or Concave lens)

Focal length: $\text{f}=\frac{1}{-4}=0.25\text{m}$

$1\text{m}=100\text{cm}\Rightarrow0.25\text{m}=25\text{cm.}$

Hence the focal length is -25cm

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Question 803 Marks
Two lenses A and B have power of (i) + 2 D and (ii) -4D respectively. What is the nature and focal length of each lens?
Answer
$\text{P}_\text{A}=+20$

$\text{f}_\text{A}=\frac{1}{\text{P}_\text{A}}=\frac{1}{2}=+0.5\text{m}=+50\text{cm}$

Lens A is a convex lens.

$\text{P}_\text{B}=-4\text{D}$

$\text{f}_\text{B}=\frac{1}{\text{f}_\text{B}}=\frac{1}{-4}=-0.25\text{m}=-25\text{cm}$

Lens B is a concave lens.

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Question 813 Marks
Two lenses A and B have focal lengths of +20cm and, -10cm, respectively.
  1. What is the nature of lens A and lens B?
  2. What is the power of lens A and lens B?
  3. What is the power of combination if lenses A and B are held close together?
Answer
fA = +20cm = +0.2m

fB = -10cm = -0.1m

  1. Lens A is a convex lens (positive focal length) and lens B is a concave lens (negative focal length).

  2. $\text{P}_\text{A}=\frac{1}{\text{f}_\text{A}}=\frac{1}{+0.2}=+5\text{D}$

$\text{P}_\text{B}=\frac{1}{\text{f}_\text{B}}=\frac{1}{-0.1}=-10\text{D}$

  1. Power of combination,

P = PA + PB = +5D + (-10D) = -5D

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Question 823 Marks
The shiny outer surface of a hollow sphere of aluminium of radius 50cm is to be used as a mirror:
  1. What will be the focal length of this mirror?
  2. Which type of spherical mirror will it provide?
  3. State whether this spherical mirror will diverge or converge light rays.
Answer
  1. R = 50cm

f = ?

We know that

$\text{f}=\frac{\text{R}}{2}=\frac{50}{2}=25\text{cm}$

  1. Convex mirror
  2. It will diverge light rays.
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Question 833 Marks
The refractive indices of water and glass are $\frac{3}{4}\text{ and }\frac{3}{2}$ respectively. Write the relation and find the value of refractive index of water with respect to glass and glass with respect to water.
Answer
Given, $_\text{n}\text{g}_\text{a}=\frac{3}{2}$

And $_\text{n}\text{w}_\text{a}=\frac{4}{3}$

Hence refractive index of glass with respect to water is,

$_\text{n}\text{w}_\text{a}=\frac{_\text{n}\text{g}_\text{a}}{_\text{n}\text{w}_\text{a}}=\frac{\big(\frac{3}{2}\big)}{\big(\frac{4}{3}\big)}=\frac{9}{8}$

$_\text{n}\text{w}_\text{a}=\frac{_\text{n}\text{g}_\text{a}}{_\text{n}\text{w}_\text{a}}=\frac{\big(\frac{4}{3}\big)}{\big(\frac{3}{2}\big)}=\frac{8}{9}$ 

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Question 843 Marks
The refractive index of glass with respect to air is $\frac{3}{2}$ and refractive index of water with respect to air is $\frac{4}{3}$ . What will be the refractive index of water with respect to glass?
Answer
Refractive index of air, $\mu \text{ air}=1;$

Given;

Refractive index of water w.r.t air, $\text{a}\mu\text{w}=\frac{4}{3};$

Refractive index of glass w.r.t air, $\text{a}\mu\text{g}=\frac{3}{2};$

Refractive index of water w.r.t glass $=\text{g}\mu\text{w}=\frac{^\text{a}\mu\text{w}}{^\text{a}\mu\text{g}}=\frac{\frac{4}{3}}{\frac{3}{2}}$

$\Rightarrow\text{g}\mu\text{w}=\frac{4\times2}{3\times3}=\frac{8}{9}$

$\therefore$ Refractive index of water w.r.t glass is $\frac{8}{9}.$

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Question 853 Marks
The radius of curvature of a convex mirror used as a rear view mirror in a moving car is 2.0m. A truck is coming from behind it at a distance of 3.5m. Calculate (a) position, and (b) size, of the image relative to the size of the truck. What will be the nature of the image?
Answer
R = 2m,

$\text{f}=\frac{\text{R}}{2}=1\text{m}$ 

u = -3.5m

We konw that

  1. $\frac{1}{\text{v}}+\frac{1}{\text{u}}=\frac{1}{\text{f}}$

$\Rightarrow\frac{1}{\text{v}}+\frac{1}{(-3.5)}=\frac{1}{1}$

$\Rightarrow\frac{1}{\text{v}}=1+\frac{1}{3.5}=1+\frac{10}{30}=1+\frac{2}{7}=\frac{9}{7}$ 

$\therefore \text{v}=\frac{7}{9}=0.77\text{m}$

$\text{u}=-2\text{v}=-2\times10=-20\text{cm}$

So, the image is fomed 0.77m in behind the mirror.

  1. Now, $\text{m}=\frac{\text{v}}{\text{u}}=\frac{0.77}{(-3.5)}=\frac{\frac{7}{9}}{3.5}=\frac{1}{4.5}$ 

AS m is positive, so image formed is virtual and efect.

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Question 863 Marks
The radius of curvature of a concave mirror is 50cm. Where should an object be placed in the mirror, so as to form its image at infinity? Justify your answer.
Answer
Given;

Radius of Curvature(R) $=50\text{cm};$

$\text{R}=2\text{f}$

$\Rightarrow50=2\text{f}$

$\Rightarrow\text{f}=\frac{50}{2}=25\text{cm}$

Focal length $=25\text{cm}.$

When an object is kept at the focus of the concave mirror then the image is formed at infinity.

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Question 873 Marks
The power of a combination of two lenses X and Y is 5D. If the focal length of lens X be 15cm:
  1. Calculate the focal length of lens Y.
  2. State the nature of lens Y.
Answer
  1. $\text{P}=\text{P}_\text{x}+\text{P}_\text{y}$

$\text{P}=\frac{1}{\text{f}_\text{x}}+\frac{\text{1}}{\text{f}_\text{y}}$

$5=\frac{100}{15}+\frac{\text{1}}{\text{f}_\text{y}}$

$\frac{\text{1}}{\text{f}_\text{y}}=5-\frac{100}{15}$

$=\frac{-25}{15}$

${\text{f}_\text{y}}=-0.6\text{m}=-60\text{cm}$

  1. Lens Y is a concave lens since it has negative focal length.
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Question 883 Marks
The optical prescription for a pair of spectacles is:
Right eye: 3.50D, Left eye: 4.00D
  1. Are these lenses thinner at the middle or at the edges?
  2. Which lens has a greater focal length?
  3. Which is the weaker eye?
Answer
  1. These lenses are thinner at the middle because they are concave lens. Further, concave lens has negative power.
  2. Lens for right eye has greater focal length because power is inversely proportional to focal length.
  3. Left eye is weaker because it has a correction with a lens of lower focal length.
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Question 893 Marks
The image of an object place at 60cm in front of a lens is obtained on a screen at a distance of 120cm from it. Find the focal length of the lens. What would be the lens? What would be the height of the image? If the object is 5cm high?
Answer
Object distance u $=-60\text{cm}$

Image distance v $=+120\text{cm}$

Using lens formula, $\frac{1}{\text{f}}=\frac{1}{\text{v}}-\frac{1}{\text{u}}$

$\frac{1}{\text{f}}=\frac{1}{120}-\Big(-\frac{1}{60}\Big)$

$=\frac{1}{120}+\frac{1}{60}$

$=\frac{3}{120}=40$

$\text{f}=+40\text{cm}$

Therefore Focal length of lens is 40cm.

$\frac{\text{H(image)}}{\text{H(object)}}=\frac{\text{v}}{\text{u}}$

$\text{H}_\text{i}=-\frac{120}{60}\times5$

$=-10\text{cm}$

Height of image is 10cm.

Negative sign means image is real and inverted.

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Question 903 Marks
The image of a candle flame placed at a distance of 45cm from a spherical lens is formed on a screen placed at a distance of 90cm from the lens. Identify the type of lens and calculate its focal length. If the height of the flame is 2cm, find the height of its image.
Answer
$\text{TSA}=4650$

$2(\text{lb}+\text{bh}+\text{lh})=4650$

$\text{u}=-45\text{cm}$

$\text{v}=90\text{cm}$

$\therefore\text{ Lence is convex}$

$\frac{1}{\text{f}}=\frac{1}{\text{v}}+\frac{1}{\text{u}}$

$\frac{1}{\text{f}}=\frac{1}{90}+\frac{1}{45}$

$\frac{1}{\text{f}}=\frac{1+2}{90}=\frac{3}{90}$

$\frac{1}{\text{f}}=\frac{1}{30}=+30\text{cm}$

$\frac{\text{v}}{\text{u}}=\frac{\text{h}_\text{i}}{\text{h}_0}$

$\frac{90}{-45}=\frac{2}{\text{h}_0}\frac{\text{h}_\text{i}}{\text{h}_0}=2$

$\frac{90}{-45}=\frac{\text{h}_\text{i}}{2}$

$\text{h}_\text{i}=\frac{90\times2}{-45}=-4\text{cm}$

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Question 913 Marks
The image of a candle flame formed by a lens is obtained on a screen placed on the other side of the lens. If the image is three times the size of the flame and the distance between lens and image is 80cm, at what distance should the candle be placed from the lens? What is the nature of the image at a distance of 80cm and the lens?
Answer
The image is real as only the real image can be taken on the screen.

Here, image distance, v = +80cm

Magnification, m = -3

Object distance, u = ?

Now, magnification, $\text{m}=\frac{\text{v}}{\text{u}}\Rightarrow\ -3=\frac{80}{\text{u}}\ \text{or u }=\frac{-80}{3}\text{cm}$

Nature of image will be real, magnified and inverted. The image will be formed beyond 2F.

By using lens formula,

$\frac{1}{\text{v}}-\frac{1}{\text{u}}=\frac{1}{\text{f}}$

$\Rightarrow\ \frac{1}{\text{f}}=\frac{1}{80}-\frac{3}{-80}=\frac{1}{20}\text{ or f }=20\text{cm}$

Focal length is positive so, the lens is convex.

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Question 923 Marks
The filament of a lamp is 80cm from a screen and a converging lens forms an image of it on a screen, magnified three times. Find the distance of the lens from the filament and the focal length of the lens.
Answer
-u + v = 80cm ....(i)

m = -3 (The image is real, Since it form on a screen)

$\text{m}=\frac{\text{v}}{\text{u}}=-3$

$\text{v}=-3\text{u}$

Put in eq. (i)

-u - 3u = 80

-4u = 80

u = -20cm

Distance lens from filament is 20cm

v = -3u = 60cm

Lens formula, $\frac{1}{\text{v}}-\frac{1}{\text{u}}=\frac{1}{\text{f}}$

$\frac{1}{60}-\frac{1}{-20}=\frac{1}{\text{f}}$

$\frac{1}{\text{f}}=\frac{1+3}{60}=\frac{4}{60}$

$\text{f}=15\text{cm}$

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Question 933 Marks
The diverging lens in part (a) is replaced by a converging lens also of focal length 100mm. The object remains in the same position and an image is formed by the converging lens. Compare two properties of this image with those of the image formed by the diverging lens in part (a).
Answer
u = -150mm

f = 100mm

$\frac{1}{\text{v}}-\frac{1}{\text{u}}=\frac{1}{\text{f}}$

$\frac{1}{\text{v}}-\frac{1}{-150}=\frac{1}{100}$

$\frac{1}{\text{v}}=\frac{1}{100}-\frac{1}{150}$

$\frac{1}{\text{v}}=\frac{1}{300}$

$\text{v}=+300\text{mm}$

The image formed by converging lens is real, inverted and magnified (2 times). It is formed behind the converging lens. On the other hand, the image formed by diverging lens is virtual, crect and diminished. It is formed in front of the diverging lens.

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Question 943 Marks
Sudha finds out that the sharp image of the window pane of her science laboratory is formed at a distance of 15cm from the lens. She now tries to focus the building visible to her outside the window instead of the window pane without disturbing the lens. In which direction will she move the screen to obtain a sharp image of the building? What is the approximate focal length of this lens?
Answer
Let us assume that the window pane is between F2 and infinity from this lens and this is a convex lens. We know that when the object is between infinity and F2, its inverted and real image is formed between 2F and 2F2. Now, the distant building is at infinity from the lens. Its image would be formed at 2F. So, the screen needs to be moved towards the lens in order to get a sharp image. Its approximate focal length is 10cm (less than image distance in earlier case).
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Question 953 Marks
State where an object must be placed so that the image formed by a concave mirror is:
  1. Erect and virtual.
  2. At infinity.
  3. The same size as the object.
Answer
  1. Between pole and focus of the mirror.
  2. At the focus of the mirror.
  3. At the centre of curvature of the mirror.
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Question 963 Marks
State and explain the New Cartesian Sign Convention for spherical lenses.
Answer
New Cartesian Sign Convention for spherical lenses:
  1. All the distances are measured from the optical centre of the lens.
  2. The distances measured in the same direction as that of incident light are taken as positive.
  3. The distances measured against the direction of incident light are taken as negative.
  4. The distances measured upward and perpendicular to the principal axis are taken as positive.
  5. The distances measured downward and perpendicular to the principal axis are taken as negative.
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Question 973 Marks
Size of image of an object by a mirror having a focal length of 20cm is observed to be reduced to $\frac{1}{3}\text{rd}$ of its size. At what distance the object has been placed from the mirror? What is the nature of the image and the mirror?
Answer
Since image size is $\frac{1}{3}$ of object size, so image distance is $\frac{1}{3}$ of object distance because $\frac{\text{h}'}{\text{h}}=\frac{\text{v}}{\text{u}}$ Using the mirror formula, we can calculate object distance and image distance,

$\frac{1}{\text{v}}+\frac{1}{\text{u}}=\frac{1}{\text{f}}$

or, $\frac{3}{\text{u}}-\frac{1}{\text{u}}=-\frac{1}{20}$

or, $\frac{3-1}{\text{u}}=-\frac{1}{20}$

or, $\text{u}=-40\text{cm}$

Using this, we can find image distance:

$\frac{1}{\text{v}}+\frac{1}{\text{u}}=\frac{1}{\text{f}}$

or, $\frac{1}{\text{v}}-\frac{1}{40}=-\frac{1}{20}$

or, $\frac{1}{\text{v}}=-\frac{1}{20}+\frac{1}{40}$

or, $\frac{-2+1}{40}=-\frac{1}{40}$

But above value of image distance does not match with our initial assumption. This means that the mirror is not a concave mirror but a convex mirror. Let us calculate with the assumption that it is a convex mirror.

$\frac{1}{\text{v}}+\frac{1}{\text{u}}=\frac{1}{\text{f}}$

or, $\frac{1}{\text{v}}-\frac{1}{40}=-\frac{1}{20}$

or, $\frac{1}{\text{v}}=-\frac{1}{20}+\frac{1}{40}=\frac{3}{40}$

or, $\text{v}=\frac{40}{3}\text{cm}$

Nature of mirror: convex mirror.

Nature of image: Smaller than object, erect and virtual.

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Question 983 Marks
  1. Draw a diagram to show how a converging lens focusses parallel rays of light?
  2. How would you alter the above diagram to show how a converging lens can produce a beam of parallel rays of light.
Answer
  1. When rays of light from a distant object pass through a converging lens, the light rays converge at the focus of lens.


A convex lens converges (brings closer) a parallel beam of light rays to a point F on its other side (right side).
  1. When rays of light come from the focus of lens, the emergent rays of light get parallel to the principal axis.
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Question 993 Marks
  1. An object 3cm high is placed 24cm away from a convex lens of focal length 8cm. Find by calculations, the position, height and nature of the image.
  2. If the object is moved to a point only 3 cm away from the lens, what is the new position, height and nature of the image?
  3. Which of the above two cases illustrates the working of a magnifying glass?
Answer
  1. h1 = 3cm

u = -24cm

f = 8cm

Lens formula, $\frac{1}{\text{v}}-\frac{1}{\text{u}}=\frac{1}{\text{f}}$

$\frac{1}{\text{v}}-\frac{1}{-24}=\frac{1}{8}$

$\frac{1}{\text{v}}=\frac{1}{12}$

$\text{v}=12\text{cm}$

Image is formed 12cm behind the lens.

$\text{m}=\frac{\text{v}}{\text{u}}=\frac{\text{h}_2}{\text{h}_1}$

$\frac{12}{-24}=\frac{\text{h}_2}{3}$

$\text{h}_2=-1.5\text{cm}$

Image is 1.5cm hight, real and inverted.

  1. u = -3cm

h1 = 3cm

f = 8cm

Lens formula, $\frac{1}{\text{v}}-\frac{1}{\text{u}}=\frac{1}{\text{f}}$

$\frac{1}{\text{v}}-\frac{1}{-3}=\frac{1}{8}$

$\frac{1}{\text{v}}=-\frac{5}{24}$

${\text{v}}=-4.8\text{cm}$

Image is formed 4.8cm in front of the lens.

$\text{m}=\frac{\text{v}}{\text{u}}=\frac{\text{h}_2}{\text{h}_1}$

$\frac{-4.8}{-3}=\frac{\text{h}_2}{3}$

$\text{h}_2=+4.8\text{cm}$

Image is 4.8cm high, virtual and erect.

  1. Case (b). 
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Question 1003 Marks
Make labelled ray diagrams to illustrate the formation of:
  1. A real image by a converging mirror.
  2. A virtual image by a converging mirror.
Mark clearly the pole, focus, centre of curvature and position of object in each case.
Answer
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