PART B

STRUCTURE
1. Diagram 1 shows two lenses, P and Q which used in a compound microscope. The focal length of P is 10 cm
and Q is 50 cm.

Diagram 1
(a) What type of lens used in Diagram 1
Convex lens
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[1 mark]
(b) Draw a ray diagram using lens P and Q to show the final image formed by a bacteria placed at 15 cm from
the lens P of the compound microscope. Use a scale of 10 cm to 1 cm.

[3 marks]
(c) State the characteristics of the final image.
.Virtual, Inverted and Magnified
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[3 marks]

2. The lens in Diagram 2 is used as magnifying glass.

Diagram 2

(a) What is the function of magnifying glass used in diagram 2.

Produce large image/ magnify image
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[1 mark]

(b) (i) On Diagram 2 , draw a ray diagram to show how the image of the object is formed.

[3 marks]

(ii) State two others characteristics of the image formed in 1 (b) (i)
Virtual
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Upright
2. ……………………………………………………………..

[ 2 marks]
 (c) A compound microscope contains an objective lens and an eyepiece lens. The focal length of the objective
lens is fo and the eyepiece lens is fe . Table 1 shows three different distances between the two lenses.
Arrangement Object distance, uo from Distance between Distance between the
the objective lens objective lens and image formed by the
eyepiece lens, L objective lens and the
eyepiece lens, ui
P Uo < fo L < (fo + fe) Ui > fe
Q Uo = fo L = (fo + fe) Ui = fe
R fo < Uo < 2fo L > (fo + fe) Ui < fe
Table 1

Based on Table 1, state the suitable arrangement in order to build a simple com[ound microscope. Give one
reason for the suitable arrangement.

(i) Object distance, Uo:

fo < Uo < 2fo
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Reason :

Image produced is real, inverted and magnified

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[ 2 marks]
(ii) Distance, L :
L > (fo + fe)
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Reason :

Normal adjustment / produced virtual and inverted image

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[ 2 marks]
(iii) Distance, ui :
Ui < fe
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Reason :

Image formed virtual, upright and magnified / image produced is magnified

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[ 2 marks]

(d) Based on answer in 1 (c) , choose the most suitable arrangement for a simple compound microscope.
R
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[1 mark]

TOTAL : /20 MARKS