PHYSICS ADVENTURE IIT (XII Boards) RAY OPTICS

17. Drive relation between position of image

RAY OPTICS and object by a spherical surface of radius R
1. Drive mirror formula and expression for
and refractive index μ2 placed in a medium of
magnification by spherical mirror.
refractive index μ1. Also, derive expression for
magnification.
2. Explain refraction and refractive index.
18. What is magnification by an optical
3. Write Snell’s law in all three forms.
component?
4. Drive an expression for apparent depth if a
19. Drive lens maker formula for a lens, of
point object is in a medium of refractive index
material of refractive index μ2, when light is
μ1 and is viewed normally from a medium of
propagating from a medium of refractive index
refractive μ2.
μ1 to a medium of refractive index μ3 through
the lens. Radius of curvature are R1 and R2.
5. Why floor of a swimming pool appears
raised?
20. Drive lens formula for a lens of refractive
index μ in air, radius of curvature for both the
6. Why incident and emergent rays from a
surfaces is R.
glass slab are parallel?
21. Drive expression for magnification by thin
7. What is lateral shift, drive an expression for
lens.
lateral shift from a glass slab.
22. For which colour red or blue a converging
8. What is a prism? Drive an expression for
lens will; have greater focal length.
deviation by a prism.
23. A lens has power P in air, what will be its
9. Write condition for minimum deviation by
power in water? Support your answer with
an isosceles prism. Drive an expression for
necessary equations.
minimum deviation by a thin prism.
24. What is least distance of distinct vision for
10. What is dispersion of light, why light gets
human eye?
dispersed after passing through a prism?
25. How magnification for human eye is
12. Which will have greater angle of deviation
defined?
from same prism red light or blue light,
explain.
26. When is human eye least strained while
viewing an image or object?
13. Draw the variation of angle of deviation
with angle of prism.
27. With neat and clean ray diagram explain
construction and working of
14. What is total internal reflection (TIR)?
(a) Compound microscope
Write necessary condition for it.
(b) Astronomical Telescope.
(c) Reflecting Telescope
15. What is critical angle, write uses of TIR.
At least distance of distinct vision and for
normal adjustment.
16. What is circle of illuminance? Drive an
expression for its radius.
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28. Drive an expression for magnification by
(a) Compound microscope
(b) Astronomical Telescope
At least distance of distinct vision and normal
position.

29. Explain formation of primary and

secondary rainbow.

30. What is resolving power of an optical

instrument?
Write expression for resolving power of
(a) Compound Microscope.
(b) Astronomical Telescope.

33. What is oil emersion objective?

32. Explain accommodation of human eye.

34. What is presbyopia?

35. Explain the conditions

(a) Myopia
(b) Hyper myopia
(c) Astigmatism
How these conditions can be corrected?

36. What is Fresnel distance?