A thin convex lens made from crown glass μ = 3 2 has focal length f ⁡ . When it is measured in two different liquids having refractive indices 4 3 and 5 3 , it has the focal lengths f ⁡ 1 and f ⁡ 2 respectively. The correct relation between the focal lengths is :

f ⁡ 1 > f ⁡ and f ⁡ 2 becomes negative

f ⁡ 2 > f ⁡ and f ⁡ 1 becomes negative

f ⁡ 1 and f ⁡ 2 both become negative

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An air bubble is inside water. The refractive index ofwater is $\frac{4}{3}$ . The distance from the air bubble at which a point object should be placed so as to form a real image at the same distance from the bubble is _____ .

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A diverging lens with magnitude of focal length

25 cm

is placed at a distance of

15 cm

from a converging lens of magnitude of focal length

20 cm

. A beam of parallel light falls on the diverging lens. The final image formed is:

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A convex lens of focal length

f

is placed some where in between an object and a screen. The distance between object and screen is

x

. If numerical value of magnification produced by lens is

m

, focal length of lens is

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Two identical glass

(μ_{g} = \frac{3}{2})

equiconvex lenses of focal length,

f

are kept in contact. The space between the two lenses is filled with water

(μ_{w} = \frac{4}{3})

. The focal length of the combination is

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A concave lens made of material of refractive index

1.6

is immersed in a medium of refractive index

2.0 .

The two surfaces of the concave lens have the same radius of curvature

0.2 m .

The lens will behave as a

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What is the position and nature of image formed by lens combination shown in figure? (

f_{1}, f_{2}

are focal lengths)

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An optical device is constructed by fixing three identical convex lenses of focal lengths

10 cm

each inside a hollow tube at an equal spacing of

30 cm

each. One end of the device is placed

10 cm

away from a point source. How much does the image shift when the device is moved away from the source by another

10 cm ?

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Two thin lenses have a combined power of

+ 9 D .

When they are separated by a distance of

20 cm,

their equivalent power becomes

+ \frac{27}{5} D,

then their individual powers are

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A hollow lens is made of thin glass and in the shape of a double concave lens. It can be filled with air, water of refractive index 1.33 or

C S_{2}

of refractive index 1.6. It will act a diverging lens if it is

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A plano-convex lens of refractive index

μ_{1}

and focal length

f_{1}

is kept in contact with another plano-concave lens of refractive index

μ_{2}

and focal length

f_{2} .

If the radius of curvature of their spherical faces is

R

each and

f_{1} = 2 f_{2},

the

μ_{1}

and

μ_{2}

are related as:

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Sunlight of intensity

1 .3 kW m^{- 2}

is incident normally on a thin convex lens of focal length

20 cm

. Ignore the energy loss of light due to the lens and assume that the lens aperture size is much smaller than its focal length. The average intensity of light, in

kW m^{- 2}

, at a distance

22 cm

from the lens on the other side is __________.

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The image of an object, formed by a plano - convex lens at a distance of

8 m

behind the lens, is real and is one-third the size of the object. The wavelength of light inside the lens is

\frac{2}{3}

times the wavelength in free space. The radius of the curved surface of the lens is

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Formation of real image using a biconvex lens is shown below:

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If the whole set up is immersed in water without disturbing the object and the screen positions, what will one observe on the screen?

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The word KVPY is written on $a$ board and viewed through different lenses such that board is at a distance beyond the focal length of the lens.

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Ignoring magnification effects, consider the following statements.
$(I)$ First image has been viewed from the planar side of a plano-concave lens and second image from the planar side of a plano-convex lens.
$(II)$ First image has been viewed from the concave side of a plano-concave lens and second image from the convex side of a plano-convex lens.
$(III)$ First image has been viewed from the concave side of a plano-concave lens and second image from the planar side of a plano-convex lens.
$(IV)$ First image has been viewed from the planar side of a plano-concave lens and second image from the convex side of a plano-convexlens.

Which of the above statements are correct?

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A point source of light is moving at a rate of

2 cm s^{- 1}

towards a thin convex lens of focal length

10 cm

along its optical axis. When the source is

15 cm

away from the lens the image is moving at

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A point object is placed

20 cm

left of a convex lens of focal length,

f = 5 cm

(see the figure). The lens is made to oscillate with a small amplitude

A

along the horizontal axis. The image of the object will also oscillate along the axis with
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A thin convex lens made from crown glass

(μ = \frac{3}{2})

has focal length

f

. When it is measured in two different liquids having refractive indices

\frac{4}{3}

and

\frac{5}{3}

, it has the focal lengths

f_{1}

and

f_{2}

respectively. The correct relation between the focal lengths is :

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In an experiment a convex lens of focal length

15 cm

is placed coaxially on an optical bench in front of a convex mirror at a distance of

5 cm

from it. It is found that an object and its image coincide, if the object is placed at a distance of

20 cm

from the lens. The focal length of the convex mirror is-

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Diameter of a plano - convex lens is

6 cm

and thickness at the centre is

3 mm

. If the speed of light in the material of lens is

2 \times 1 0^{8} m s^{- 1}

, the focal length of the lens is:

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A plano - convex lens (focal length

f_{2}

, refractive index

μ_{2},

radius of curvature R) fits exactly into a plano - concave lens (focal length

f_{1},

refractive index

μ_{1},

radius of curvature R). Their plane surfaces are parallel to each other. Then, the focal length of the combination will be:

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A small object is placed $50 cm$ to the left of thin convex lens of focal length $30 cm$ . A convex spherical mirror of radius of curvature $100 cm$ is placed to the right of the lens at a distance of $50 cm$ . The mirror is tilted such that the axis of the mirror is at an angle $θ = 30 °$ to the axis of the lens, as shown in the figure. If the origin of the coordinate system is taken to be at the centre of the lens, the coordinates (in $cm$ ) of the point $(x, y)$ at which the image is formed are:

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An air bubble is inside water. The refractive index ofwater is 43. The distance from the air bubble at which a point object should be placed so as to form a real image at the same distance from the bubble is _____ .

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An air bubble is inside water. The refractive index ofwater is $\frac{4}{3}$ . The distance from the air bubble at which a point object should be placed so as to form a real image at the same distance from the bubble is _____ .