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Write the formula for the refraction of light on a spherical surface. Establish lens formula 1f=(n1)1R1-1R2 with its help. Symbols used their usual meanings.

Important Questions on Refraction, Dispersion and Lens

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There is a small air bubble at the centre of a solid glass sphere of radius r and refractive index μ. What will be the apparent distance of the bubble from the centre of the sphere, when viewed from outside?
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A light ray enters a solid glass sphere of refractive index μ=3 at an angle of incidence 60°. The ray is both reflected and refracted at the farther surface of the sphere. The angle (in degrees) between the reflected and refracted rays at this surface is:

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A beaker of radius r is filled with waterrefractive index 43 up to a height H as shown in the figure on the left. The beaker is kept on a horizontal table rotating with angular speed ω. This makes the water surface curved so that the difference in the height of water level at the centre and at the circumference of the beaker is hhH, hr, as shown in the figure on the right. Take this surface to be approximately spherical with a radius of curvature R. Which of the following is/are correct? (g is the acceleration due to gravity)

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A transparent thin film of uniform thickness and refractive index n1=1.4 is coated on the convex spherical surface of radius R at one end of a long solid glass cylinder of refractive index n2=1.5 , as shown in the figure. Rays of light parallel to the axis of the cylinder traversing through the film from air to glass get focused at distance f1 from the film, while rays of light traversing from glass to air get focused at distance f2 from the film. Then

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The eye can be regarded as a single refracting surface. The radius of curvature of this surface is equal to that of the cornea (7.8 mm). This surface separates two media of refractive indices 1 and 1.34. Calculate the distance from the refracting surface at which a parallel beam of light will come to focus.
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How will an image produced ny a lens change if half the lens is wrapped in black paper?
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A parallel beam of light strikes a piece of transparent glass having cross section as shown in the figure below. Correct shape of the emergent wavefront will be (figures are schematic and not drawn to scale)

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Two identical glass rods S1 and S2 (refractive index = 1.5) have one convex end of radius of curvature 10 cm. They are placed with the curved surfaces at a distance d as shown in the figure, with their axes (shown by the dashed line) aligned. When a point source of light P is placed inside rod S1 on its axis at a distance of 50 cm from the curved face, the light rays emanating from it are found to be parallel to the axis inside S2 . The distance d is

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Diameter of a plano - convex lens is 6 cm and thickness at the centre is 3 mm. If the speed of light in the material of lens is 2×108 m s-1, the focal length of the lens is:
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Two thin lenses are in contact with each other. One of these is a concave lens of focal length 20 cm and the other is a convex lens of the same focal length. Determine the focal length of the combination and state how it behaves.

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The word "KVPYis written on board and viewed through different lenses such that board is at a distance beyond the focal length of the lens.

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Ignoring magnification effects, consider the following statements.
I Image i has been viewed from the planar side of a plano-convex lens and image
ii from the convex side of a plano-convex lens.
II Image i has been viewed from the concave side of a plano-concave lens and image ii from the convex side of a plano-convex lens.
III Image i has been viewed from the concave side of a plano-concave lens and image ii from the planar side of a plano-convex lens. IV Imagei has been viewed from the planar side of a plano-concave lens and image ii from the convex side of a plano-convex lens.
Which of the above statements are correct?

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An equiconvex lens of focal length 10 cm in air made of glass μ=32 is placed as shown in figure. In left side of lens there is air and on right side there is water μ=43
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The refractive index of the material of a concave lens is μ . It is immersed in a medium of refractive index μ 1 . A parallel beam of light is incident on the lens. The path of the emergent rays when μ 1 > μ  is :
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A lens having focal length, f and aperture of diameter, d forms an image of intensity, I. The aperture of diameter, d2 in the central region of the lens, is covered by black paper. The focal length of lens and intensity of image will be respectively:
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A thin plano-convex lens fits exactly into a plano-concave lens with their plane surface parallel to each other as shown in the figure. The radius of curvature of the curved surface R=30 cm. The lens is made of a different material having refractive index μ 1 = 3 2  and  μ 2 = 5 4 as shown in the figure. If the plane surface of the plano-convex lens is silvered, then calculate the equivalent focal length of this system (in cm).

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The focal length of an equi-convex lens is greater than the radius of curvature of any of the surfaces. Then the refractive index of the material of the lens is
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How many images are formed by the lens shown, if an object is kept on its axis?

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Does focal length of a lens depend on the color of the light used? Does the focal length of a mirror depend on the color?
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Which of the following quantities related to a lens depend on the wavelength or wavelengths of the incident light?

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A convex lens is in contact with concave lens. The magnitude of the ratio of their focal length is 2/3. Their equivalent focal length is 30 cm. What are their individual focal lengths?