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Explain in brief the formation of a secondary rainbow.

Important Questions on Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

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A point source of light is 1.20 m below the surface of a body of water. Find the diameter of the circle at the surface through which light emerges from the water.
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Dose total internal reflection take places in a rainbow ?
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Draw ray diagram to illustrate formation of primary rainbow (using single water drop only and a single incident-ray, to show clearly refraction and total internal reflection, use at least four arrows).
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Explain the formation of rainbow.
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The angle subtended at the eye by an object is equal to the angle subtended at the eye by the virtual image produced by a magnifying glass. In what sense then does a magnifying glass provide angular magnification?
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A card sheet divided into squares each of size 1 mm2 is being viewed through a magnifying glass (a converging lens of focal length 10 cm) held close to the eye.
(a) At what distance should the lens be held in order to view the squares distinctly with the maximum possible magnifying power?
(b) What is the magnification in this case?
(c) Is the magnification equal to the magnifying power in this case? Explain.

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 Why are optical telescopes located in uninhabited places on mountains?

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A small telescope has an objective lens of focal length 140 cm and an eyepiece of focal length 5.0 cm.
(a) What is the separation between the objective lens and the eyepiece?
(b) If this telescope is used to view a 100 m tall tower 3 km away, what is the height of the image of the tower formed by the objective lens?
(c) What is the height of the final image of the tower if it is formed at 25 cm?