Optical Instruments

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Optical Instruments: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Optical Instruments, Microscopes, Magnifying Power & Galilean Telescope etc.

Important Questions on Optical Instruments

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An astronomical telescope uses two lenses of powers 10 D and 1 D.Its magnifying power in normal adjustment would be:

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The expression for magnifying power of compound microscope is

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The expression for astronomical telescope magnifying power is

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What is astigmatism? How is it corrected?

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In a compound microscope, the intermediate image is

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The focal lengths of the objective and the eye piece of a compound microscope are 2.0 cm and 3.0 cm, respectively. The distance between the objective and the eye piece is 15.0 cm. The final image formed by the eye piece is at infinity. The two lenses are thin. The distance in cm of the object and the image produced by the objective, measured from the objective lens, are respectively

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A convex lens A of focal length 20 cm and a concave lens B of focal length 5 cm are kept along the same axis with a distance d between them. If a parallel beam of light falling on A leaves B as a parallel beam, then d is equal to _________ cm.

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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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A certain far-sighted person cannot see objects closer to the eye than100 cm. The power of lens which will enable him to read at a distance of 25 cm will be 

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An astronomical telescope has a converging eyepiece of focal length 5 cm and an objective of focal length 80 cm . When the final image is formed at the least distance of distinct vision25 cm, the separation between the two lenses is

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An observer looks at a tree of height 15 m with a telescope of magnifying power 10. To him the tree appears

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Large aperture of telescope are used for

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A person can focus objects only when they lie between 0.5 m and 3 m from his eyes. What spectacles should he use to increase his maximum distance of distinct vision to infinity.

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A star subtends an angle of 2° at eye when seen through the telescope. It subtends an angle of 40° at eye. The magnifying power of the telescope is?

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A presbyopic patient can see objects only when they lie between 50 cm and 200 cm from the eye. Then the focal length of the correcting lens required while reading is 

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A myopic patient uses

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An observer looks at a distant tree of height 10 m with a telescope of the magnifying power of 20. To the observer, the tree appears as

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