Thin Lenses

1. The imaginary lines passing through the center of curvature is called?

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2. Mention the 2 methods of determining the focal length of a converging lens?

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3. Which of the following statements about short sightedness is CORRECT?

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4. What is the name of the rays which are close and parallel to the principal axis?

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5. What is the distance between the optical center and the principal focus?

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6. How do you correct short sightedness?

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7. Give the Lens formula for both converging and diverging Lens?

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8. Name the characteristics of images formed by a converging lens when the object is beyond 2F?

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9. What does full lines represent in a ray diagram?

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10. M = (height of image)/(height of object ) =(image distance )/(object distance ) =(v )/(u )

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11. Name the characteristics of images formed by a converging lens when object between F and 2F?

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12. What is the name of the rays which are far away from the principal axis?

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13. Mention the position of the principal focus when rays of light meet a convex lens?

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14. A lens can be considered as an assembly of prisms where each prism refracts light?

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15. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Lenses?

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16. Which of the following is not among the differences between the eye and the camera?

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17. Which of the following statements about long sightedness is CORRECT?

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18. For a converging lens the principal focus is?

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19. The point on the principal axis midway between the lens surface and the principle focus is called?

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20. How do you correct long sightedness?

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21. Which eye defect is caused by either the eye lens having a long focal length or the eye ball distance being too short?

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22. Give the SI UNIT of the power of a lens

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23. What is the ratio of the height of image to the height of object called?

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24. What does broken lines represent in a ray diagram?

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25. LINEAR MAGNIFICATION M = image distance/ object distance

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26. The point of convergence or divergence of rays of light is called?

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27. What is the plane perpendicular to the principal axis and passing through the principal focus F?

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28. The power of lens = (1 )/(focal length in meters ) = 1 / f(m)

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29. Mention the 2 types of common lenses?

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30. Explain the working principle of a lens

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31. The center of the sphere of which the surface of the lens is part of is called?

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32. Give the 2 impairments in human eye vision due to lens defects?

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33. Differentiate between a convex and a concave lens

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34. Name the characteristics of images formed by a converging lens when object is at F?

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35. The radius of the sphere of which the surface of the lens is part of is called?

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36. Name the characteristics of images formed by a diverging lens?

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37. Give the application of lenses?

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38. Name the characteristics of images formed by a converging lens when object is between F and lens?

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39. For a diverging lens the principal focus is?

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40. Give the relationship between magnification and focal length?

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