NSS Physics Revision Exercise - Lenses

1. A drop of liquid is placed on a thin glass slide above a plastic ruler. T 1oe view of the set-up is
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a (ii) draw ONE light ray to find the focal length of the liquid drop.

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(i) Use a graphical method to find the location of the image ofth~t. Clearly draw all the
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The separation D is varied while the position of the lens is adjusted to' form an image once

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D (i) When the lens is placed at 18 cm from the object, use the graph to find the corresponding I
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D 3. (b) (Cont'd)
(iv) Keeping the object and screen fixed in positions, suggest where Lilian should move the

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I 4. Lilian looks at a print 'PHYSICS' on a book throu~ a lens. She\ ees an image as shown in Figure
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It is found that the object distance and the image distance are 2 cm and 4 respectively. With
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Answer: The focal length ofthe lens is _ _ _ __ _ _ _ cm.

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