Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

REVISION WORK SHEET _5

Level 1
1. A convex lens of focal length 5 cm is used as a simple microscope. The
magnification produced for normal visions is equal to
(a) 12.5 (b) 13.5 (c) 11.5 (d) 6

2. A compound microscope has a magnification of 30. The focal length of the eye-
piece is 5 cm. If the final image is formed at the least distance of distinct
vision 25cm, the magnification produced by the objective is
(a) 5 (b) 7.5 (c) 10 (d) 15
3. The magnifying power of an astronomical telescope in the normal adjustment
position is 100 . The distance between the objective and eye piece is 101 cm .
Calculate the focal lengths of objective and eye piece.

4. (i) Which two main consideration s are kept in mind while designing the objective
of the astronomical telescope?
(ii) How will the magnifying power of a refracting type astronomical telescope be
affected on increasing for its eyepiece (i) the focal length and (ii) the aperture?
Justify your answer.

Level 2

5. A converging lens of focal length 6.25cm is used as a magnifying glass. If the near
point of the observer is 25 cm from the eye and the lens is held close to the eye,
calculate
(i) the distance of the object from the lenses
(ii) magnification
(iii) magnification when the final image is formed at infinity.
(iv) Draw diagrams to show magnification in both the cases.

6. A man with normal near point (25 cm) reads a book with small print using a
magnifying glass: a thin convex lens of focal length 5 cm.
(i) What is the closest and the farthest distance at which he should keep the lens
from the page so that he can read the book when viewing through the
magnifying glass?

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 (ii) What is the maximum and the minimum angular magnification (magnifying
power) possible using the above simple microscope?

7. A compound microscope with an objective of 1.0cm focal length and an eye piece
of 2.0cm focal length has a tube length of 20cm. Calculate the magnifying power
of microscope is final image is formed at the near point of eye.
8. Four double convex lenses with following specifications are available

Lens A B C D
Focal Length 100cm 100cm 10cm 5cm
Aperture 10cm 5cm 2cm 2cm

(i) Which of the given four lenses should be selected as objected and
eyepiece to construct an astronomical telescope and why? What will be
the magnifying power and length of the tube of the telescope? Write the
advantage of reflecting type telescope over such a telescope.
(ii) Which of the given four lenses should be selected as objected and
eyepiece to construct an compound microscope and why? How can the
magnifying power of such a microscope be increased?

Level 3

9. A card sheet divided into squares each of size 1mm2 is being viewed at a distance
of 9cm through a magnifying glass (a converging lens of focal length 9cm) held
close to the eye.
(i) What is the magnification produced by the lens? How much is the area of each
square in the virtual image?
(ii) What is the angular magnification (magnifying power) of the lens?
(iii)Is the magnification in (i) equal to the magnifying power in (ii)? Explain

10. (i) At what distance should the lens be held in order to view the squares distinctly
with the maximum possible magnifying power?
(ii) What is the magnification in this case?
(iii) Is the magnification equal to the magnifying power in this case? Explain.

11. (i) Draw a labelled ray diagram of a compound microscope showing the formation
of image at the near point of the eye
(ii) A compound microscope uses an objective lens of focal length 4cm and
eyepiece 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.

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12. The total magnification produced by a compound microscope is 20. The
magnification produced by eyepiece alone in 5. When the microscope is focused
on certain object, the distance between object and eyepiece is observed to
be 14 cm. Find the focal length of objective and eyepiece , if the least distance of
distinct vision is 20 cm.

13. Draw a labelled ray diagram of an image formed by a refracting telescope with
final image formed at infinity. An astronomical telescope uses two lenses of
powers 10D and 1D.
(i) State with reason, which lens is preferred of objective and eyepiece.
(ii) Calculate the magnifying power of the telescope, if the final image is formed
at the near point.
(iii) How do the light gathering power of telescope change if the aperture of the
objective lens is doubled?

14. An amateur astronomer wishes to estimate roughly the size of the sun using his
crude telescope consisting of an objective lens of focal length 200cm and an
eyepiece of focal length 10cm. By adjusting the distance of the eye piece from the
objective, he obtains an image of the sun on a screen 40cm behind the eyepiece,
the diameter of the sun’s image is measured to be 6.0cm. What is the estimate of
the sun’s size, given that the average earth-sun distance is 1.5×1011m.

15. An eyepiece of a telescope consists of two plano-convex lenses L1 and L2 each of

focal length f separated by a distance of 2f/3. where should L1 be placed relative
to the focus of the objective lens of the telescope so that the final image through
L2 is seen at infinity ?