
What is a thin lens ?
Important Questions on Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
A small object is placed to the left of thin convex lens of focal length . A convex spherical mirror of radius of curvature is placed to the right of the lens at a distance of . The mirror is tilted such that the axis of the mirror is at an angle to the axis of the lens, as shown in the figure. If the origin of the coordinate system is taken to be at the centre of the lens, the coordinates (in ) of the point at which the image is formed are:


When a drop of water is introduced between the glass plate and plano convex lens in Newton's rings system, the ring system:



If the whole set up is immersed in water without disturbing the object and the screen positions, what will one observe on the screen?















Two thin lenses are in contact with each other. One of these is a concave lens of focal length and the other is a convex lens of the same focal length. Determine the focal length of the combination and state how it behaves.

The word is written on board and viewed through different lenses such that board is at a distance beyond the focal length of the lens.
Ignoring magnification effects, consider the following statements.
Image has been viewed from the planar side of a plano-convex lens and image
from the convex side of a plano-convex lens.
Image has been viewed from the concave side of a plano-concave lens and image from the convex side of a plano-convex lens.
Image has been viewed from the concave side of a plano-concave lens and image from the planar side of a plano-convex lens. Image has been viewed from the planar side of a plano-concave lens and image from the convex side of a plano-convex lens.
Which of the above statements are correct?

