1.
The magnification produced when an object is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a
spherical mirror is +1/2. Where should the object be placed to reduce the
magnification to +1/3? (2023)
2. A student has focused the image of an object of height 3 cm on a white screen
using a concave mirror of focal length 12 cm. If the distance of the object from the
mirror is 18 cm, find the values of the following: (i) distance of the image from the
mirror. (ii) height of the image. (2023)
[Link] object of height 10 cm is placed 25 cm away from the optical centre of a
converging lens of focal length 15 cm. Calculate the image-distance and height of
the image formed. (2023
4.(a) Water has refractive index 1.33 and alcohol has refractive index 1.36. Which of
the two medium is optically denser? Give reason for your answer. (b) Draw a ray
diagram to show the path of a ray of light passing obliquely from water to alcohol. (c)
State the relationship between angle of incidence and angle of refraction in the
above case. (2020)
5. A 4.5 cm needle is placed 12 cm away from a convex mirror of focal length 15 cm.
Give the location of image and magnification. Describe what happens to the image
as the needle is moved farther from the mirror.
[Link] the ray diagram given below and answer the questions that follow: (a) Is the
type of lens used converging or diverging? (b) List three characteristics of the image
formed. (c) In which position of the object will the magnification be - 1? (2020 C)
[Link] far should an object be placed from a convex lens of focal length 20 cm to
obtain its real image at a distance of 30 cm from the lens? Determine the height of
the image if the object is 4 cm tall. (2019 C)
8.A student, holding a mirror in his hand, directed the reflecting surface of the mirror
towards the sun. He then directed the reflected light on to a sheet of paper held
close to the mirror. (a) What should he do to burn the paper? (b) Which type of
mirror does he use? (c) Will he be able to determine the approximate value of focal
length of this mirror from this activity ? Give reason and draw ray diagram to justify
your answer in this case. [CBSE 2019]
9.A concave mirror has a focal length of 20 cm. At what distance from the mirror
should a 4 cm tall object be placed so that it forms an image at a distance of 30 cm
from the mirror ? Also calculate the size of the image formed. [CBSE 2019
10.A 10 cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of
focal length 12 cm. The distance of the object from the lens is 18 cm. Find the
nature, position and size of the image. [CBSE 2019]
11.A 5 cm tall object is placed perpendicular to the principal axis of a convex lens of
focal length 20 cm. The distance of the object from the lens is 30 cm. Find the (i)
position, (ii) nature, and (iii) size of the image formed. [CBSE 2004, 2006, 2014,
2019]
[Link] is mean by power of lens? You have three lenses L1, L2 and L3 of power
+10 D, +5 D and - 10 D respectively. State the nature and focal length of each lens.
Explain which of the three lenss will from a virtual and magnified image of an object
placed at 15 cm from the lens. Draw the ray diagram in support of your answer.
[Link] wish to obtain an equal sized inverted image of a candle flame on a screen
kept at distance of 4 m from the candle flame. (a) Name the type of lens that should
be used. (b) What should be the focal length of the lens and at what distance from
the candle flame te lens be placed. (c) Draw a labelled diagram to show the image
formation in this case. [CBSe 2018 C]
[Link] magnification of an image formed by a lens is -1. If the distance of the image
from the optical centre of the lens is 25 cm, where is the object placed? Find the
nature and focal length of the lens. If the object is displaced 15 cm towards the
optical centre of the lens, where would the image be formed? Draw a ray diagram to
justify your answer.
[Link] desired to obtain an erect image of an object, using concave mirror of focal
length of 12 cm. To
(i) What should be the range of distance of a , object placed in front of the mirror?
(ii) Will the image be smaller or larger than the object? Draw ray diagram to show the
formation of image in this case.
(iii) Where will the image of this object be, if it is placed 24 cm in front of the mirror?
Draw ray diagram for this situation also to justify your answer.
Show the positions of pole, principal focus and the centre of curvature in the above
ray diagrams. (
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