BASED ON REFRACTION AT SPHERICAL SURFACE AND LENS

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2. Double-convex lenses are to be manufactured from a glass of refractive index 1.55, with both faces
of the same radius of curvature. What is the radius of curvature required if the focal length is to be
20cm?
3. The radii of curvature of the faces of a double convex lens are 10 cm and 15 cm. If focal length of
the lens is 12 cm, find the refractive index of the material of the lens.
4. Find the radius of curvature of the convex surface of a plano-convex lens, whose focal length is 0.3
m and the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5.
5. A convex lens has 20 cm focal length in air. What is its focal length in water? (Refractive index of
air-water = 1.33, refractive index of air-glass 1.5).
6. A diverging lens of refractive index 1.5 and of focal length 20 cm in air has the same radii of
curvature for both sides. If it is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.7, calculate the focal
length of the lens in the liquid.
7. A converging lens of refractive index 1.5 and of focal length 15 cm in air, has the same radii of
curvature for both sides. If it is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.7, find the focal length of
the lens in the liquid.
8. A converging lens has a focal length of 20 cm in air. It is made of a material of refractive index
1,6. It is immersed in a liquid of refractive index 1.3. Calculate its new focal length.
9. A convex lens made up of glass of refractive index 1.5 is dipped, in turn, in (i) a medium of
refractive index 1.65, (ii) a medium of refractive index 1.33.
(a) Will it behave as a converging or a diverging lens in the two cases?
(b) How will its focal length change in the two media?
10. A glass lens of refractive index 1.5 is placed in a through of liquid. What must be the refractive
index of the liquid in order to make the lens disappear ?
11. A glass lens of refractive index 1.45 disappears when immersed in a liquid. What is the value of
refractive index of the liquid?
12. A biconvex lens has a focal length 2/3 times the radius of curvature of either surface. Calculate the
refractive index of lens material
13. The focal length of an equiconvex lens is equal to the radius of curvature of either face. What is the
refractive index of the material of the lens ?
14. The image obtained with a convex lens is erect and its length is four times the length of the object. If
the focal length of the lens is 20 cm, calculate the object and image distances.
15. A beam of light converges at a point P. Now a lens is placed in the path of the convergent beam 12
cm from P. At what point does the beam converge if the lens is
(i) a convex lens of focal length 20 cm,
(ii) a concave lens of focal length 16 cm ?
16. An object is placed 40 cm from a convex lens of focal length 30 cm. If a concave lens of focal
length 50 cm is introduced between the convex lens and the image formed such that it is 20 cm from
the convex lens, find the change in the position of the image
17. A convex lens of focal length 20 cm and a concave lens of focal length 15 cm are kept 30 cm apart
with their principal axes coincident. When an object is placed 30 cm in front of the convex lens,
calculate the position of the final image formed by the combination. Would this result change if the
object were placed 30 cm in front of the concave lens ? Give reason
18. Find the position of the image formed of the object 'O’ by the lens combination given in the
figure.
19. You are given three lenses L1, L2 and L3 each of focal length 20 cm. An object is kept at 40 cm in
front of L1, as shown. The final real image is formed at the focus ‘I’ of L3. Find the separations
between L1, L2 and L3.

20. You are given three lenses L1, L2 and L3 each of focal length 15 cm. An object is kept at 20 cm in
front of L1, as shown. The final real image is formed at the focus ‘I’ of L3. Find the separations
between L1, L2 and L3.

21. In the following diagram, an object ‘O’ is placed 15 cm in front of a convex lens L1 of focal length
20 cm and the final image is formed at ‘I’ at a distance of 80 cm from the second lens L2 . Find the
focal length of the lens L2 .

22. A screen is placed 90cm from an object. The image of the object on the screen is formed by a convex lens at
two different locations separated by 20cm. Determine the focal length of the lens.
23. The image of a small electric bulb fixed on the wall of a room is to be obtained on the opposite wall
3m away by means of a large convex lens. What is the maximum possible focal length of the lens
required for the purpose?
24. An illuminated object and a screen are placed 90 cm apart. Determine the focal length and nature of
the lens required to produce a clear image on the screen, twice the size of the object.
ONE MARKER
1. Two thin lenses of power +6 D and – 2 D are in contact. What is the focal length of the
combination?
2. Two thin lenses of power + 4 D and –2 D are in contact. What is the focal length of the
 combination?
3. Define power of a lens and give its S.I. units.
4. If a convex lens of focal length 50 cm is placed in contact coaxially with a concave lens of focal
length 20 cm, what is the power of the combination?
5. How does the power of a convex lens vary, if the incident red light is replaced by violet light ?
6. An object is held at the principal focus of a concave lens of focal length f. Where is the image
formed?
7. Draw a plot showing the variation of power of a lens, with the wavelength of the incident light.
8. A diverging lens of focal length ‘F’ is cut into two identical parts each forming a plano-concave
lens. What is the focal length of each part ?
9. A glass lens of refractive index 1.5 is placed in a through of liquid. What must be the refractive
index of the liquid in order to make the lens disappear ?
10. A convex lens of focal length 20 cm is placed coaxially in contact with a concave lens of focal
length 25 cm. Determine the power of the combination. Will the system be converging or diverging
in nature?
11. A convex lens of focal length f1 is kept in contact with a concave lens of focal length f 2 . Find the
focal length of the combination.
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13. When light travels from an optically denser medium to a rarer medium, why does the critical angle
of incidence depend on the colour of light ?
14. Why does bluish colour predominate in a clear sky ?
15. For the same angle of incidence, the angle of refraction in two media A and B are 250and
350respectively. In which medium is the speed of light less ?
16. The radii of curvature of both the surfaces of a lens are equal. If one of the surfaces is made plane by
grinding, how will the focal length and power of the lens change ?
17. The line AB in the ray diagram represents a
lens. State whether the lens is convex or
concave.

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The line AB in the ray diagram represents a
lens. State whether the lens is convex or
concave.

19. Calculate the speed of light in a medium whose critical angle is 450. Does critical angle for a given
pair of media depend on the wavelength of incident light ? Give reason.
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