Optical Instruments: Microscope

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Optical Instruments: Microscope: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Microscopes, Simple Microscope, Magnifying Power & Apparent Size of an Object etc.

Important Questions on Optical Instruments: Microscope

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The expression for magnifying power of compound microscope is

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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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What is the relation between visual angle and apparent size.

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Define visual angle. 

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What is the relation between visual angle and Apparent size

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What is the unit of visual angle.

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What angle subtended is the minimal visual acuity

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

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An electron microscope is superior to an optical microscope in

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Electron microscope is better than optical microscope because of:

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It the focal length of objective lens is increased then magnifying power of :

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In a compound microscope, the intermediate image is

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In a compound microscope, the objective and eyepiece have focal length of 0.95 cm and 5 cm, respectively and are kept at a distance of 20 cm. The final image produced by this compound microscope is at a distance of 25 cm from eyepiece. The total magnification is

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The focal length of the objective of a microscope is