
How does a microscope eyepiece work?

Important Questions on Optical Instruments


. A compound microscope has a magnifying power of `` when the image is formed at infinity. The objective has focal length and the tube length is What is the focal length of the eye-piece

A compound microscope consists of two convex lenses having a focal length of and . When an object is kept at a distance of from the objective, the final image is virtual and lies at a distance of from the eyepiece. Calculate magnifying power of the compound microscope in this setup.


What is meant by the resolving power of a telescope? State any one method of increasing the resolving power of an astronomical telescope.


An astronomical telescope has an objective of focal length and an eye-piece of focal length . An observer adjusts the distance of the eyepiece from the objective to obtain the image of the sun on a screen behind the eye-piece. The diameter of the sun’s image is . Find the diameter of the sun. The average earth-sun distance is .
