Prism & Optical Instruments (Numerical Problems)

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16. The focal lengths of the eyepiece and the objective of a compound microscope are 5 cm and
1 cm respectively and the length of the tube is 20 cm. Calculate the magnifying power of the
microscope, when the final image is formed at infinity. The value of least distance of distinct
vision is 25 cm. [Ans. 70]
17. (i) Draw a labelled ray diagram of a compound microscope, showing the formation of image
at the near point of the eye. (ii) A compound microscope uses an objective lens of focal
length 4 cm and eyelens of focal length 10 cm. An object is placed at 6 cm from the objective
lens.
(a) Calculate magnifying power of the compound microscope, if the final image is formed at
the near point.
(b) Calculate the length of the compound microscope also. [Ans. 7, 19.14 cm]
18. You are given two converging lenses of focall engths 1.25 cm and 5 cm to design a compound
microscope. If it is desired to have a magnification of 30, find out separation between the
objective and the eyepiece. [Ans. 6.25 cm]
19. The total magnification produced by a compound microscope is 20, while that produced by
the eyepiece along is 5. When the microscope is focussed on a certain object, the distance
between objective and eyepiece is 14 cm. Find the focal length of objective and eyepiece, if
distance of distinct vision is 20 cm. [Ans. 5 cm, 2 cm]
20. The focal lengths of the objective and eyepiece of a microscope are 1.25 cm and 5 cm
respectively. Find the position of the object relative to the objective in order to obtain an
angular magnification of 30 in normal adjustment. [Ans. -1.46 cm]
21. The focal lengths of the objective and the eyepiece of a compound microscope are 1.0 cm
and 5.0 cm respectively. An object, placed at a distance of 1.1 cm from the objective has its
final image formed at (i) infinity, (ii) least distance of distinct vision. Find the magnifying
power and the distance between the lenses. Least distance of distinct vision is 25 cm.
[Ans. 16 cm, -50 ]
22. The focal-lengths of the objects and the eyepiece of an astronomical telescope are 140 cm
and 5.0 cm respectively. Find the magnifying power of the telescope for viewing distant
objects when (a) the final image is formed at the least distance of distinct vision ( 25 cm), (b)
the telescope is in normal adjustment ( that is, the final image is formed at infinity). (c) What
is the separation between the objective and the eyepeice in case (b)? [Ans. -33.6, -28, 145 cm]
23. The focal-lengths of the objective and the eyepiece of a telescope are 50 cm and 5 cm
respectively. Least distance of distinct vision is 25 cm. The telescope is focussed for distinct
vision on a scale placed at a distance of 200 cm away from the objective. Calculate : (a)
separation between the objective and the eyepiece, (b) magnification. [Ans. 70.83 cm-2]
24. A telescope has an objective of focal length 30 cm and an eye piece of focal length 3.0 cm. It
is focussed on a scale distnace 2.0 meter. For seeing with relaxed eye, calculate the separation
between the objective and the eypeice. [Ans. 38.3 cm]
25. The magnifying power of an astronomical telescope in normal adjustment is 100. The distance
between the objective and the eyepiece is 101 cm. Calculate the focal lengths of the objective
and the eyepiece. [Ans. 100 cm, 1.0 cm]

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 Prism & Optical Instruments (Numerical Problems)
26. In a compound microscope, the objective and eye-piece have focal lengths of 0.95 cm and 5
cm respectively and are kept at a distance of 20 cm. The last image is formed at a distance of
25 cm from the eye-piece. Calculate the position of the object and the total magnification.
95
[Ans. -  cm, -94]
94
27. You are given following three lenses. Which two lenses will you use an eyepiece and objective
to construct an astronomical telescope?
Lens Power (P) Aperature (A)
L1 3D 8 cm
L2 6D 1 cm
L3 10 D 1 cm.
28. Four double convex lenses, with the following specifications are available :
Lens Focal length Aperture
A 100 cm 10 cm
B 100 cm 5 cm
C 10 cm 2 cm
D 5 cm 2 cm
Which two of the given four lenses, should be selected as the objective and eyepiece to
construct and astronomical telescope and why? What will be the magnifying power and
nomal length of the telescope tube so constructed? Write the advantages of reflecting type
telescope over such a telescope.
OR
Which two of the above four lenses should be selected as objective and eyepiece of a
compound microscope and why? How can the magnifying power of such a microscope be
increased? Draw a labelled ray diagram for the image formation in such a microscope.
29. The following data was recorded for values of object distance and the corresponding values
of image distance in the experiment on study of real image formation by a convex lens of
power +5D. One of these observations is incorrect. Identify this observation and give reason
for your choice.
S. No. Object distance (cm) Image distance (cm)
1 25 97
2 30 61
3 35 37
4 45 35
5 50 32
6 55 30
30. A telescope objective of focal length 1m forms a real image of the moon 0.92 cm is diameter.
Calculate the diameter of the moon taking its mean distance from the earth to be 38 × 10 4
km. If the telescope uses an eyepice of 5 cm focal length, what would be the distance between
the two lenses for (i) the final image to be formed at infinity and (ii) the final image (virtual)
at 25 cm from the eye. [Ans. 105 cm, 104.17 cm]
31. A telescope objective has a focal length of 100 cm. When the final image is formed at the
least distance of distinct vision, the distance between the lenses is 105 cm. Calculate the
focal length of the eyepiece and the magnifying power of the telescope. [Ans. 6.25 cm 20]
32. A reflecting type telescope has concave reflector of radius of curvature 120 cm. Calculate the
focal length of eyepiece to secure a magnification of 20. [Ans. 3 cm]

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