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The document contains summaries of 6 questions from a chapter on optical instruments in a 1st year physics textbook. It defines linear magnification and angular magnification, and explains how a convex lens is used as a magnifier by bringing an object within the focal length. It describes the difference between angular magnification and resolving power of an instrument, and notes that magnification is limited by lens defects. It explains that blue light allows more detail to be viewed under a compound microscope due to less diffraction. Images in cheap microscopes have colored edges due to chromatic aberration. Covering the objective lens of a microscope viewing the moon reduces brightness but does not change the full appearance. Optical fibers transmit light signals by converting electrical signals to light pulses at the transmitter

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Chapter 10 Exercise Short Questions

The document contains summaries of 6 questions from a chapter on optical instruments in a 1st year physics textbook. It defines linear magnification and angular magnification, and explains how a convex lens is used as a magnifier by bringing an object within the focal length. It describes the difference between angular magnification and resolving power of an instrument, and notes that magnification is limited by lens defects. It explains that blue light allows more detail to be viewed under a compound microscope due to less diffraction. Images in cheap microscopes have colored edges due to chromatic aberration. Covering the objective lens of a microscope viewing the moon reduces brightness but does not change the full appearance. Optical fibers transmit light signals by converting electrical signals to light pulses at the transmitter

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Chapter 10 (1st Year Physics) Optical Instruments

EXERCISE SHORT QUESTION

Q # 1: What do you understand by linear magnification and angular magnification? Explain


how a convex lens is used as a magnifier?
Linear Magnification: The ratio of the size of image to the size of object is called linear
magnification.
Angular magnification: The ratio of the angle subtended by the image as seen through the optical
device to that subtended by the object at the un-aided eye
Convex lens used as a magnifier when an object is brought within the focal length of convex lens.

Q # 2: Explain the difference between the angular magnification and resolving power of optical
instrument. What limits the magnification of an optical instrument?
Angular magnification: The ratio of the angle subtended by the image as seen through the optical
device to that subtended by the object at the un-aided eye
Resolving Power: It is the ability to disclose the minor details of the object under examination.
The magnification of an optical instrument is limited due to defects in lenses.

Q # 3: Why would it be advantages to use blue light with compound microscope?


Ans. The limit, to which a microscope can be used to resolve details, depends upon the width of the
objective. A wider objective and use of blue light (short wavelength) produces less diffraction and
allows more details to be viewed.

Q # 4: One can buy cheap microscope for use of children. The images seen in such microscope
have colored edges, why is this so?
Ans. The images in microscope have colored edges because of defects in lenses. Such a defect is
known as chromatic aberration. In such a problem, a lens
can’t bring all rays of white light to a single point on image.
So image is not sharp and has colored edges.

Q # 5: If a person looking through microscope at the full


moon, how would the appearance of moon be changed
by covering of objective lens?
Ans. He will observe the full image but its brightness will be reduced. In other word, the intensity of
light will decreased.

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Chapter 10 (1st Year Physics) Optical Instruments

Q # 6: How the light signal is transmitted through the fiber?


Ans. There are three major parts:
1. Transmitter: it converts electrical signal into light signals
2. Optical fiber: it carries the signal from one place to another
3. Receiver: it converts light signal into electrical signal
Pulse of light represented by “1” and absence of light is represented by “0”. Any information can
be represented by the pattern of 1’s and 0’s.

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