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This document contains sample questions and answers about lenses from a physics textbook. It defines key lens concepts like dioptre, focal length, and power. Question 1 defines a dioptre as the power of a lens with a focal length of 1 meter, or 1/focal length in meters. Question 2 asks about a convex lens forming a real, inverted image 50 cm away - the object must be placed 50 cm in front of the lens. The power of this lens is +4D. Question 3 asks for the power of a concave lens with a 2m focal length; the power is calculated as -0.5D.

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10 Science NcertSolutions Chapter 10 Intext Page 184

This document contains sample questions and answers about lenses from a physics textbook. It defines key lens concepts like dioptre, focal length, and power. Question 1 defines a dioptre as the power of a lens with a focal length of 1 meter, or 1/focal length in meters. Question 2 asks about a convex lens forming a real, inverted image 50 cm away - the object must be placed 50 cm in front of the lens. The power of this lens is +4D. Question 3 asks for the power of a concave lens with a 2m focal length; the power is calculated as -0.5D.

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(Chapter – 10) (Light – Reflection and Refraction)
(Class – X)

Page 184

Question 1:
Define 1 dioptre of power of a lens.

Answer 1:
Power of lens is defined as the reciprocal of its focal length. If P is the power of a lens of
focal length F in metres, then

The S.I. unit of power of a lens is Dioptre. It is denoted by D.


1 dioptre is defined as the power of a lens of focal length 1 metre.
1 D = 1 m−1

Question 2:
A convex lens forms a real and inverted image of a needle at a distance of 50 cm from it.
Where is the needle placed in front of the convex lens if the image is equal to the size of
the object? Also, find the power of the lens.

Answer 2:
When an object is placed at the centre of curvature, 2F 1, of a convex lens, its image is
formed at the centre of curvature, 2F2, on the other side of the lens. The image formed is
inverted and of the same size as the object, as shown in the given figure.

It is given that the image of the needle is formed at a distance of 50 cm from the convex
lens. Hence, the needle is placed in front of the lens at a distance of 50 cm.
Object distance, u = −50 cm
Image distance, v = 50 cm
Focal length = f
According to the lens formula,

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Hence, the power of the given lens is +4 D.

Question 3:
Find the power of a concave lens of focal length 2 m.

Answer 3:
Focal length of concave lens, f = 2 m

Here, negative sign arises due to the divergent nature of concave lens.
Hence, the power of the given concave lens is −0.5 D.

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