Light Reflection and Refraction

The image of a candle flame formed by a lens is obtained on a screen placed on the other side of the lens. If the image is three times the size of the flame and the distance between the lens and image is 80 cm, at what distance should the candle be placed from the lens? What is the nature of the image at a distance of 80 cm and the lens?

                 Ray Diagram The image in the screen is real and so, the magnification is, m = –3 v = 80 cm u = ? m = v/u –3 = 80/u u = –80/3 cm As we know, 1/f = 1/v – 1/u =1/80 + 3/80 = 4/80 =...

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Sudha finds out that the sharp image of the window pane of her science laboratory is formed at a distance of 15 cm from the lens. She now tries to focus the building visible to her outside the window instead of the window pane without disturbing the lens. In which direction will she move the screen to obtain a sharp image of the building? What is the approximate focal length of this lens?

To get a clear picture of the structure, Sudha has to move the screen and remove the lens. The length of the area will be about 15 cm. The light rays from a distant object such as a tree or a...

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A pencil, when dipped in water in a glass tumbler, appears to be bent at the interface of air and water. Will the pencil appear to be bent to the same extent, if instead of water we use liquids like, kerosene or turpentine. Support your answer with reason.

The bending of light here is a reversal function. Reversal is based on refractive indices. The opposing indices of paraffin or turpentine will not be the same as water. So the degree of bending will...

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A child is standing in front of a magic mirror. She finds the image of her head bigger, the middle portion of her body of the same size and that of the legs smaller. The following is the order of combinations for the magic mirror from the top.

(a) Plane, convex and concave (b) Convex, concave and plane (c) Concave, plane and convex (d) Convex, plane and concave Answer: (c) Concave, plane and convex Explanation: Concave mirror showed her...

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