Optical Instruments
Optical Instruments: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Optical Instruments, Microscopes, Magnifying Power & Galilean Telescope etc.
Important Questions on Optical Instruments
An astronomical telescope uses two lenses of powers 10 D and 1 D.Its magnifying power in normal adjustment would be:

The expression for magnifying power of compound microscope is

The expression for astronomical telescope magnifying power is


In a compound microscope, the intermediate image is

The focal lengths of the objective and the eye piece of a compound microscope are and respectively. The distance between the objective and the eye piece is The final image formed by the eye piece is at infinity. The two lenses are thin. The distance in of the object and the image produced by the objective, measured from the objective lens, are respectively

A convex lens of focal length and a concave lens of focal length are kept along the same axis with a distance between them. If a parallel beam of light falling on leaves as a parallel beam, then is equal to _________ .

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

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

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

A certain far-sighted person cannot see objects closer to the eye than. The power of lens which will enable him to read at a distance of will be

An astronomical telescope has a converging eyepiece of focal length and an objective of focal length . When the final image is formed at the least distance of distinct vision, the separation between the two lenses is

An observer looks at a tree of height with a telescope of magnifying power . To him the tree appears


A person can focus objects only when they lie between and from his eyes. What spectacles should he use to increase his maximum distance of distinct vision to infinity.

A star subtends an angle of at eye when seen through the telescope. It subtends an angle of at eye. The magnifying power of the telescope is?

A presbyopic patient can see objects only when they lie between and from the eye. Then the focal length of the correcting lens required while reading is


An observer looks at a distant tree of height with a telescope of the magnifying power of . To the observer, the tree appears as

An object is placed at a distance from a simple microscope of focal length . The angular magnification obtained depends
