Optical Instruments

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Optical Instruments: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Microscopes, Telescope, Compound Microscope, Simple Microscope, Astronomical Telescope, Optical Instruments, Defects of Eye, Reflecting Telescope, Refracting Telescope, Cassegrain Telescope and, Objective of Microscope

Important Questions on Optical Instruments

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Study the diagram and answer the questions given below.
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(a) Name the optical instrument shown in the diagram.
(b) Label the diagram correctly.
(c) Write the working of this instrument.

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Draw a ray diagram of astronomical telescope for the final image formed at infinity.

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An angular magnification of 30 X is desired using an objective of focal length 1.25 cm and an eye piece of focal length 5 cm. How will you set up the compound microscope for the final image formed at least distance of distinct vision?

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Draw a ray diagram of compound microscope for the final image formed at least distance of distinct vision?

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Two waves having the intensities in the ratio 9:1 produce interference. The ratio of maximum to minimum intensity is equal to

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Cassegrain Telescope is a type of 

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The eyepiece of the microscope is bigger than its objective lens.

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When an object is placed at a distance of 60cm From a convex mirror, the linear magnification produced is 12. Where should the object be placed to obtain a magnification of 13 ?

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What are the eyepieces of the microscope called _____?

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Is a microscope eyepiece always 10x?

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Is Cassegrain telescope or astronomical telescope are same.

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A Cassegrain telescope uses two mirrors as shown in the figure. Such a telescope is built with the mirrors 20 mm apart. If the radius of curvature of the large mirror is 220 mm and the small mirror is 140 mm, where will the final image of an object at infinity in mm be?

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What is a cassegrain telescope?

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Total magnification of compound microscope is 20 while magnification for eye piece is 5. If final image is formed at near point which is taken 20 cm then focal length of eye piece is

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The focal length of magnifying glass is 25 cm then magnifying power this instrument when image is formed at infinity is ( near point for normal eye=D=25 cm)

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An object is at distance 30 cm from compound microscope of focal length 5 cm and 25 cm for objective and eye piece respectively. Magnifying power of microscope when image is formed at near point is 

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Why eyepiece of a telescope is of short focal length while objective is of large focal length ?

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A small laboratory telescope has an objective lens of focal, length 140 cm and an eye-piece of focal length 6 cm. Then, separation between the objective and eye-piece is _____.

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The focal length of an objective of a telescope is 3 meter and diameter 15 cm. Assuming for a normal eye, the diameter of the pupil is 3 mm for its complete use, the focal length of eye piece must be

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 A telescope that uses two converging lenses is called refracting telescope.