1.
Name the mirror that is used (i) by a dentist - Concave mirrors
(ii) as a magnifying glass - convex lens
(iii) In solar furnace Concave mirrors
(iv) In shaving mirror. Concave mirrors
2. What is the difference between virtual image formed by a convex lens & that formed by a concave lens?
Virtual image formed by a convex lens is always magnified but that formed by a concave lens is diminished
one.
3. State two positions in which a concave mirror produces a magnified image of a given object. List two
differences between the two images.
A concave mirror produces a magnified image when the object is placed in front of the mirror:
(i) between its pole and focus - the image is virtual and erect
(ii) between the focus and center of curvature - the image is virtual and erect
4. Define power of a lens. When power is negative & positive?
Power is the degree of convergence or divergence of light rays achieved by a lens. It is defined as the
reciprocal of its focal length. i.e, P = 1/f
5. The refractive index of glass is [Link] the statement?
1. It is defined as the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the ratio of the speed of light in a specific
medium. It is denoted by n with n= c/v.
2. The above statement means that the speed of light in glass is 1.5 times slower than the speed of light in
a vacuum.
3. It also means that the speed of light in glass is 1/1.5 times the speed of light in air.
6. Determine the speed of light in diamond if the refractive index of diamond with respect to vacuum is 2.42.
7. Refractive indices of glass, water & carbon disulphide are 1.5, 1.33 and 1.62 respectively. If a ray of light is
incident in these media at the same angle (say A), then write the increasing order of the angle of refraction
in these media.
8. The speed of light in glass is 2 x 108 m/s and in water is 2.25 x 108 m/s (a) Which one of the two is optically
denser and why? (b) A ray of light is incident normally at the water- glass interface when it enters a thick
glass container filled with water. What will happen to the path of the ray after entering the glass? Give
reason
9. What is the nature of the combination of a convex lens of power +4 D & a concave lens of power -2 D?
10. Draw a ray diagram to show the nature and position of an image formed by a convex lens of power +0.1 D,
when an object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from its optical centre. Also, Calculate the focal length of a
lens of power -2.5 D.
11. A converging mirror has a focal length of 20cm. At what distance from the mirror should a 4cm tall object be
placed so that it forms an image at a distance of 30 cm from the mirror? Also, calculate the size of image
12. An object is placed at a distance of 60 cm from a concave lens of focal length 30 cm. (i) find the distance
of the image from the lens. (ii) List four characteristics of the image (iii) Draw ray diagram to justify your
answer of part
13.
Analyse the following observation table showing ray diagram for the observation at S. No. 2. Also
variation of image-distance (v) with object distance find the approximate value of magnification.
(u) in case of a convex lens and answer the
questions that follow, without doing any
calculations:(a) What is the focal length of the
convex lens? Give reason. (b)Write the serial
number of the observation which is not correct?
Explain (c) Select an appropriate scale and draw a
14. The image of an object formed by a mirror is real, inverted and is of magnification -1. If the image is at a
distance of 40 cm from the mirror, where is the object placed? Where would the image be if the object is
moved 20 cm towards the mirror? State reason and also draw ray diagram for the new position of the object
to justify your answer.
15. The resolving power of human eye is?
The ability of the eye to differentiate between two points close to each other is called its resolving power. A
person wants to see two pillars distant 11 km, separately. The distance between the pillars must be
approximately (Resolving power of eye is 1′)
Human eye is also an optical instrument. The limit of resolution of human eye is one
minute (1′) or 1/60 degree.
It means that if two distant objects subtend an angle on the eye, which is greater than 1′ are seen as separate
by the eye.
16. The star appears higher from the horizon they are. Explain?
Due to atmospheric refraction, the stars seem to be higher in the sky than they actually are. This can be explained
as follows:
Light from a star is refracted (bent) as it leaves space (a vacuum) and enters the earth's atmosphere.
Air higher up in the sky is rarer but that nearer the earth's surface is denser. So, as the light from a star
comes down, the dense air bends the light more. Due to this refraction of star's light, the star appears to be
at a higher position.
For example, in figure, through the actual position of a star is at A, but due to atmospheric refraction, it
seems higher in the sky at position B (This is because our eye will see the star at that position from where
light enters it in the straight-line direction). Our nearest star, the sun, also seems higher than it actually is,
due to atmospheric refraction.
17. The color of sky from earth is blue, but from space it appears black, why?
18. What happens to the image distance in the normal human eye when we decrease the distance of an
object, say 10 m to 1m? explain.
This is called accommodation. - When object is moved from 10 m to 1 m from eye, our eye changes its focal
length so as to form image on retina itself. - Therefore, when we change object distance within specified
limits, image distance still remains same due to ability of accommodation
19. Write the function of (i) retina (ii) ciliary muscle (iii)pupil
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