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Light Reflection and Refraction Class 10 Numerical

Numerical problems on Concave mirror
1. An object is placed at a distance of 10 cm from a concave mirror of focal length
20 cm. (a) Draw a ray diagram for the formation of image.(b) Calculate the image
distance.(C) State two characteristics of the image formed.
2. If an object of 10 cm height is placed at a distance of 36 cm from a concave mirror of
focal length 12 cm, find the position, nature and height of the image.
3. At what distance from a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm should an object 2 cm
long be placed in order to get an erect image 6 cm tall?
4. When an object is placed at a distance of 15 cm from a concave mirror, its image is
formed at 10 cm in front of the mirror. Calculate the focal length of the mirror.
5. An object 3 cm high is placed at a distance of 8 cm from a concave mirror which
produces a virtual image 4.5 cm high: (i) what is the focal length of the mirror?
(ii) What is the position of image? (iii) Draw a ray-diagram to show the formation of
image.
6. A converging mirror forms a real image of height 4 cm of an object of height 1cm
placed 20 cm away from the mirror: (i) Calculate the image distance. (ii) What is the
focal length of the mirror?
7. An object of size 7.0 cm is placed at 27cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length
18 cm. At what distance from the mirror should a screen be placed so that a sharp
focused image can be obtained? Find the size and nature of image. [Hint. Find the
value of image distance (v) first. The screen should be placed from the
mirror at a distance equal to image distance].
8. An object 3 cm high is placed at a distance of 10cm in front of a converging mirror of
focal length 20 cm. Find the position, nature and size of the image formed.
9. A concave mirror has a focal length of 4 cm and an object 2 cm tall is placed 9 cm
away from it. Find the nature, position and size of the image formed.
10. When an object is placed 20 cm from a concave mirror, a real image magnified their
time is formed. Find: (a) The focal length of the mirror. (b) Where must the object be
placed to give a virtual image three times the height of the object?
11. A dentist’s mirror has a radius of curvature of 3 cm. How far it must be placed from a
small dental cavity to give a virtual image of the cavity that is magnified five times?
12. A large concave mirror has a radius of curvature of 1.5 m. A person stands 10 m in
front of the mirror. Where is the person’s image?
13. An object of 5.0 cm size is placed at a distance of 20.0 cm from a converging mirror
of focal length 15.0 cm. At what distance from the mirror should a screen be placed
to get the sharp image? Also calculate the size of the image.
14. A concave mirror produces three times enlarged virtual image of an object placed at
10 cm in front of it Calculate the radius of curvature of the mirror.
15. A bright object 50 mm high stands on the axis of a concave mirror of focal length 100
mm and at a distance of 300 mm from the concave mirror. How big will the image
be?
16. How far should an object be placed from the pole of a converging mirror of focal
length 20 cm to from or real image of the size exactly 1/4th the size of the object?
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17. When an object is placed at a distance of 50 cm from a concave spherical mirror, the
magnification produced is – 1/2. Where should the object be placed to get a
magnification of, - 1/5?
18. An object is placed (a) 20 cm, (b) 4 cm, in front of a concave mirror of focal length 12
cm. Find the nature and position of the image formed in each case.
19. A concave mirror produces a real image 1 cm tall of an object 2.5 mm tall placed 5
cm from the mirror. Find the position of the image and the focal length of the mirror.
20. A man holds a spherical shaving mirror of radius of curvature 60 cm, and focal
length 30 cm, at a distance of 15 cm, from his nose. Find the position of image, and
calculate the magnification.

Numerical problems on convex mirror

21. An object is kept at a distance of 5 cm in front of a convex mirror of focal length 10
cm. Calculate the position and magnification of the image and state its nature.
22. An object is placed at a distance of 10 cm from a convex mirror of focal length 5 cm.
a) Draw a ray diagram showing the formation of image. b) State two characteristics
of the image formed. c) Calculate the distance of the image from mirror.
23. An object is placed at a distance of 6 m from a convex mirror of focal length 12 cm.
Find the position and nature of the image.
24. An arrow 2.5 cm high is placed at a distance of 25 cm from a diverging mirror of
focal length 20cm. Find the nature, position and size of the image formed.
25. A convex mirror used as a rear view mirror in a car has a radius of curvature of 3m.
If a bus is located at a distance of 5 meter from this mirror, find the position of image.
What is the nature of the image?
26. The radius of curvature of a convex mirror used as a rear view mirror in a moving car
is 2.0m. A truck is coming from behind it at a distance of 3.5 meter. Calculate (a)
position and (b) size of the image relative to the size of the truck. What will be the
nature of the image?
27. A shop security mirror 5.0 from certain items displayed in the shop produces one-
tenth magnification. (a) What is the type of mirror? (b) What is the radius of curvature
of the mirror?
28. An object 20 cm from a spherical mirror gives rise to a virtual image 15 cm behind
the mirror. Determine the magnification of the image and the type of mirror used.

Refractive Index
29. A beam of light passes from air into a substance X. If the angle of incidence be 72
degree and the angle of refraction be 40 degree, calculate the refractive index of the
substance X. (Given: sin 72 degree =0.951 and sin 40 degree = 0.642)
30. Light enters from air into a glass plate having refractive index 1.50. What is the
speed of light in glass? (The speed of light in vacuum is 3 × 108m/s.)
31. If the refractive index of water for light going from air to water be 1.33, what will be
the refractive index for light going from water to air?
32. The refractive indices of kerosene, turpentine and water are 1.44, 1.47 and 1.33
respectively. In which of these materials does light travel fastest?
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33. What is the speed of light in a medium of refractive index 6/5 if its speed in air is 3,
00,000 km/s?
34. Light enters from air into diamond which has a refractive index of 2.42. Calculate the
speed of light in diamond. The speed of light in air is 3 × 108m/s.

Numerical Problems on Convex Lens

35. A convex lens of focal length 10 centimeter is placed at a distance of 12cm from a
wall. How far from the lens should an object be placed so as to form its real image
on the wall?
36. An object 4 cm high is placed at a distance of 10 cm from a convex lens of focal
length 20cm. Find the position nature and size of the image.
37. A small object is so place in front of a convex lens of focal length that a virtual image
is formed at a distance of 25cm.Find the magnification.
38. Find the position and nature of the image of an object 5 cm high and 10 cm in front
of a convex lens of focal length 6 cm.
39. A convex lens produces an inverted image magnified three times of an object placed
at a distance of 15cm from it. Calculate focal length of the lens.
40. A converging lens of focal length 5cm is placed at a distance of 20 cm from a
screen. How far from the lens should an object be placed so as to form its real image
on the screen?
41. The filament of a lamp is 80 cm from a screen and a converging lens forms an image
of it on a screen, magnified three times. Find the distance of the lens from the
filament and the focal length of the lens.
42. A lens of focal length 20cm is used to produce a ten times magnified image of a film
slide on a screen. How far must the slide be placed from the lens?

Numerical Problems on Concave Lens

43. An object is placed at a distance of 4 cm from a concave lens of focal length 12 cm.
Find the position and nature of the image.
44. A concave lens of focal length 15cm forms an image 10cm from the lens. How far is
the object placed from the lens? Draw the ray diagram.
45. Calculate the image distance for an object of height 12 mm at a distance of 0.20m
from a concave lens of focal length 0.30m, and state the nature and size of the
image.
46. A 2.0 cm tall object is placed 40 cm from a diverging lens of focal length 15 cm. Find
the position and size of the image.
47. An object is placed 20cm from (a) a converging lens and (b) a diverging lens of focal
length 15 cm. Calculate the image position and magnification in each case.
48. An object is 2 m from a lens which forms an erect image one fourth (exactly) the size
of the object. Determine the focal length of the lens. What type of lens is this?
49. An image formed on a screen is three times the size of the object. The object and
screen are 80 cm apart when the image is sharply focused.(a) State which type of
lens is used. (b) Calculate focal length of the lens.
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Power of the lens

Question 50:- A convex lens is a focal length 10 cm. What is its power?
Question 51:- A person having a myopic eye uses a concave lens of focal length 50
cm. What is the power of the lens?
Question 52:- A convex lens forms a real and inverted image of a needle at a
distance of 50 cm from the lens. If the image is
of the same size as the needle, where is the needle placed in front of the lens? Also,
find the power of the lens.
Question 53:- Two thin lenses of power + 3.5D and -2.5D are placed in contact. Find
the power and focal length of the lens combination.

ANSWERS
[Ans1:- (b) 20cm (c) virtual and erect; Magnified]
[Ans2:- v = -18cm; Real and inverted; 5 cm]
[Ans3:- u = -6.66cm; The object should be placed at a distance of 6.66 cm on the left
side of concave mirror]
[Ans4:- 6 cm]
[Ans5 :-(i) 24 cm (ii) 12 cm behind the concave mirror (on its right side)]
[Ans6:-(i)80 cm in front of the mirror (ii)16 cm]
[Ans7:-v=-54 cm; The screen should be placed at a distance of 54 cm in
front of the concave mirror; 14.0; Real and inverted]
[Ans8:-v=+20 cm; The image is formed at a distance of 20 cm
behind the converging mirror; Virtual and erect; 6cm]
[Ans9:-Real and inverted; v=-7.2 cm: The image is formed at a
distance of 7.2 cm in front of concave mirror; 1.6 cm]
[Ans10 :-(a) 15 cm (b)10 cm from the concave mirror; ]
[Ans11:-1.2 cm] [Ans12:-0.81 m in front of the concave mirror]
[Ans13:-60 cm in front of the converging mirror; 15.0 cm]
[Ans14:-30 cm]
[Ans15:-25 mm]
[Ans16:-100 cm]
[Ans17:-100 cm]
[Ans18 :-( a) v=-30 cm; The image is formed at a distance of 30 cm in front of mirror (on its
left side); Real and inverted (b) v=+6 cm; The image is formed at a distance of 6 behind the
mirror (on its right side); Virtual and erect]
[Ans19:-u=-20 cm; The image is formed 20 cm in front of the mirror; 4 cm]
[Ans20:-v=+30 cm; The image is formed at a distance of 30 cm behind the mirror; m=+2]
(Ans21: 3.3cm behind the convex mirror; Virtual and erect)
(Ans22: Virtual and erect; Smaller than the object or
diminished; 3.3cm behind the convex mirror)
(Ans23:4cm behind the mirror; Virtual and erect)
(Ans24: v=11.1 cm; The image is formed 11.1cm behind the convex mirror; Virtual and
erect; 1.1cm tall)
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(Ans25:1.15m behind the mirror; Virtual and erect.)

(Ans26 :( a) 0.77m behind the mirror; (b)1/4.5; Virtual and erect)
(Ans27: (a) Convex mirror (b) 10/9m)
(Ans28: m= +0.75; Convex mirror)
(Ans29: 1.48)
(Ans30: 2×108 m/s)
(Ans31: 0.75)
(Ans32: water has the lowest refractive index of 1.33. So, the light will have maximum
speed in water or light will travel fastest in water.)
(Ans33:2, 50,000km/s)
(Ans34: 1.42× 108 m/s)
(Ans35: u=-60cm)
(Ans36:v= -20cm; Virtual and erect)
(Ans37: +6)
(Ans38: v=+15cm; Real and Inverted)
(Ans39: 11.2cm)
(Ans40: 6.6cm)
(Ans41: 20cm; +15cm)
(Ans42: 220cm behind the lens)
(Ans43: v=-3cm; Virtual and erect)
(Ans44: u= -30cm)
(Ans45: V=-0.12m; virtual and erect; 7.2mm tall)
(Ans46: v=-10.90cm; 0.54cm tall)
(Ans47 :( a)+60cm; m=-3 (b) v=-8.5cm; m=+0.42)
(Ans48: f=-66.7cm; concave lens)
(Ans49: (a) Convex lens (a) +15cm)
(Ans50: +10D)
(Ans51: -2D)
(Ans52: 50cm from lens in front; +4D)
(Ans53: +1.0D; f= +1m)