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

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Important Questions on Light

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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?

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An object of height 4.0 cm is placed at a distance of 30 cm from the optical centre ‘O’ of a convex lens of focal length 20 cm. Draw a ray diagram to find the position and size of the image formed. Mark optical centre ‘O’ and principal focus ‘F’ on the diagram. Also, find the approximate ratio of the size of the image to the size of the object.
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What is meant by power of a lens? Write its SI unit. A student uses a lens of focal length 40 cm and another of -20 cm. Write the nature and power of each lens. 
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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 30 cm, then the distance of the object from the lens is _____.

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If the lens is placed in water instead of air, how does its focal length change? 
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If a lens can converge the sun rays at a point 20 cm away from its optical centre, the power of this lens is _____.

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A 10 cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of focal length 12 cm. The distance of the object from the lens is 18 cm. Find the nature, position and size of the image formed.
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If the object is placed at a principal focus $\mathrm{F}_{1}$ of a convex lens, draw the ray diagram for the image formation.

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An object is placed at a distance 24 cm in front of a convex lens of focal length 8 cm. What is the nature of the image so formed?
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An object is placed at a distance 24 cm in front of a convex lens of focal length 8 cm.
(i) Calculate the distance of the image from the lens.
(ii) Calculate the magnification of the image.

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Observe the following figure and complete the table.

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i Position of the object  
ii Position of the image  
iii Size of the image  
iv Nature of the image  
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Define power of a lens. What is its unit?
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Define Power of lens. Give its unit.

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The following diagram shows the use of an optical device to perform an experiment of light.

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As per the arrangement shown, the optical device is likely to be a _____.

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

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Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of an image when an object is placed between focus F1 and optical centre O of a convex lens.

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A point source O is placed at a distance of 12.5 cm from a converging lens of focal length 10 cm, on its principal axis as shown in the figure. Find the distance at which a diverging mirror of focal length 20 cm should be placed, so that a real image is formed on the source itself.

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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.  

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Which lens, thick or thin has greater focal length?
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A concave lens has focal length 15 cm. At what distance should the object from the lens be placed so that it forms an image at 10 cm from the lens? Also find the magnification produced by the lens.