Topic – Optical instruments
1. A compound microscope uses an objective lens of focal length 4 cm and eye lens of
focal length 10cm. an object is placed at 6cm from the objective lens.
a) Calculate the magnifying power of the compound microscope, if the final image is
formed at the near point.
b) Calculate the length of the microscope
2. An optical instrument uses a lens of power 100D for objective lens and 50 D for its eye
piece. When the tube length is kept at 25cm, the final image is formed at infinity.
a) Identify the optical instrument
b) Calculate the magnification produced by the instrument.
3. The focal length of objective and eye lens of microscope are 1.25 cm and 5cm
respectively. Find the position of the object relative to the objective in order to relative
to the objective in order to obtain an angular magnification of 30 in normal adjustment.
4. A compound microscope consists of an objective lens of focal length 2.0 cm and an
eyepiece of focal length 6.25 cm separated by a distance of 15 cm. How far from the
objective should an object be placed in order to obtain the final image at
a) the least distance of distinct vision (25 cm) and
b) infinity? What is the magnifying power of the microscope in each case? (SP 2024)
5. A telescope has a focal length of 100cm. when the final image is formed at least
distance of distinct vision, the distance between the lenses is 105cm. Calculate the
focal length of the eye piece and magnifying power of the telescope.
6. a) A giant refracting telescope at an observatory has an objective lens of focal length
15 m. If an eyepiece of focal length 1.0 cm is used, what is angular magnification of the
telescope in normal adjustment?
b) If this telescope is used to view the moon, what is the diameter of the image of the moon
formed by the objective lens? The diameter of the moon is 3.48 × 106 m, and the radius of
lunar orbit is 3.8 × 108 m. (SP 2024)
7. On seeing with unaided eye, the visual angle of moon at the eye is 0.06°. the focal
lengths of the objective and eye lens of telescope are 200 cm and 5 cm. what will be
visual angle on seeing through the telescope?
8. A small telescope has an objective lens of focal length 140 cm and eyepiece pf focal
length 5 cm. what is the magnifying power of the telescope for viewing distant object
when
a) The telescope is in normal adjustment
b) The final image is formed at the least distance of distinct vision
c) What is the separation between the objective and eye lens?
d) If this telescope is used to view the 100m tall tower 3 km away , what is the height
of the image of the tower formed by the objective lens?
e) What is the height of the final image of the tower if it is formed at 25 cm?
9. Reflecting type telescope has a concave reflector of radius of curvature 120cm.
calculate the focal length of eye piece to secure a magnification of 20.
10.A Cassegrain telescope is built with an arrangement of two mirrors placing them 20 mm
apart. If the radius of curvature of the large mirror is 200mm and the small mirror is
150mm, where will the final image of an object at infinity be?