
Magnification of a lens can be defined as the ratio of object distance to image distance.

Important Questions on Light
A student wants to obtain magnified image of an object AB as on a screen. Which one of the following arrangements shows the correct position of AB for him/her to be successful?



A converging lens forms a three times magnified image of an object, which can be taken on a screen. If the focal length of the lens is , then the distance of the object from the lens is _____.


If a lens can converge the sun rays at a point away from its optical centre, the power of this lens is _____.


If the object is placed at a principal focus $\mathrm{F}_{1}$ of a convex lens, draw the ray diagram for the image formation.


An object is placed at a distance in front of a convex lens of focal length .
(i) Calculate the distance of the image from the lens.
(ii) Calculate the magnification of the image.

Observe the following figure and complete the table.
Points | Answers | |
i | Position of the object | |
ii | Position of the image | |
iii | Size of the image | |
iv | Nature of the image |



The following diagram shows the use of an optical device to perform an experiment of light.
As per the arrangement shown, the optical device is likely to be a _____.

The diagram shows an object '', and its image '' formed by a lens. In the diagram, draw the lens and the rays to show how the image is formed. Mark focus , of the lens. Name the lens.

Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of an image when an object is placed between focus and optical centre of a convex lens.

A point source is placed at a distance of from a converging lens of focal length , on its principal axis as shown in the figure. Find the distance at which a diverging mirror of focal length should be placed, so that a real image is formed on the source itself.

A virtual, diminished image is formed when an object is placed between the optical centre and the principal focus of a lens.
(i) Name the type of lens which forms the above image.
(ii) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image with the above stated characteristics.



