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Explain the construction and working of a compound microscope.

Important Questions on Optics

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The speed of light in an isotropic medium depends on:

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The splitting up of white light into seven colours on passing through a glass prism is called:

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In which of the following, the image of an object placed at infinity will be highly diminished and point sized?
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A student obtained a sharp image of the grill of a window on a screen using a convex lens. For better results, the teacher suggested focusing of a distant tree instead of the grill. In what direction should the lens be moved for this purpose?

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A convex lens is distinguished from a concave lens by the property of 

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To determine the approximate focal length of the given convex lens by focusing a distant object (say, a signboard), you try to focus the image of the object on a screen. The image you obtain on the screen is always :
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A beam of light is incident through the holes on side A and emerges out of the holes on the other face of the box as shown in figure. Which of the following could be inside the box?

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Examine the lenses in a compound microscope. Are they convex or concave lenses?