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    AIM OF THE EXPERIMENT:-

    To find the value of ‘v’ for different values of u in case of a concave


    mirror and to find the focal length.
    APPARATUS REQUIRED:-
    • An optical bench
    • Concave mirror
    • Mirror holder
    • Two optical needles
    • Meter scale
    THEORY:-
    From the mirror formula,
    1 1 1
    = +
    𝑓 𝑢 𝑣
    𝑢𝑣
    ⟹𝑓=
    𝑢+𝑣
    For concave mirror, both u and v are negative. Hence focal length is also
    negative.
    RAY DIAGRAM:-

    PROCEDURE: -
    ROUGH FOCAL LENGTH:-
    1. The concave mirror was mounted in the mirror holder.
    2. The mirror was faced towards the distant trees and end of the optical
    bench.
    3. The height of the optical needle was adjusted so that its tip is seen in the
    line with the tip of the image when seen with the right eye open.
    4. The tip got separated as the eye was moved towards right. Image tip and
    optical needle tip had parallax.
    5. The parallax was removed and the position of the index mark on the base
    of the image needle upright was noted down. All the position of the index
    was recorded.
    INDEX CORRECTION:-
    1. The index correction tip was fixed for distance between the pole of the
    mirror and the tip of the object needle and also for distance between
    pole of mirror and tip of image needle.
    2. The object needle upright was moved towards the mirror in the steps
    of 1cm to get observations.
    OBSERVATIONS:-
    Sl. Object Image 1 1 1 Focal
    No distance distance 𝑢 𝑣 𝑓 length (f)
    (u) in (v) 𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑚−1 𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑚−1 𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑚 −1 in cm
    cm In cm
    1 -37 -45 -0.022 -0.027 -0.049 -20.4
    2 -36.5 -45.5 -0.021 -0.027 -0.048 -20.8
    3 -36 -46 -0.021 -0.027 -0.048 -20.8
    4 -35.5 -46.5 -0.021 -0.028 -0.049 -20.4
    5 -35 -47.5 -0.021 -0.028 -0.049 -20.4
    6 -34.5 -50 -0.020 -0.028 -0.048 -20.8
    7 -34 -51 -0.019 -0.029 -0.048 -20.8
    8 -33.5 -53 -0.018 -0.029 -0.047 -20.8
    9 -33 -53.5 -0.018 -0.030 -0.048 -20.8
    10 -32.5 -55 -0.018 -0.030 -0.048 -20.8

    Mean focal length = -206.8/10=-20.68 cm.


    RESULTS:-
    Focal length of the given concave mirror is -20.68 cm.
    PRECAUTIONS:-
    1. Uprights should be vertical.
    2. Measurements should be done carefully.
    SOURCES OF ERROR:-
    1. Uprights may not be vertical.
    2. Parallax removal may not be perfect.

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