Course name-Experimental Physics-II

Assignment- 04
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ
Number of questions-11, Total marks- 1×11

1.

Two lenses of power -10D and 5D are in contact with each other

What is focal length of this combination?

(a) 10 cm

(b) 20 cm

(c) -5 cm

(d) -20 cm

Ans. Option-(d)

Solution:

Apply formula of combination of thin lenses

P = P1 + P2

f = 1/P

2.

A converging lens produces a real, magnified and well defined image of a small illuminated
square on a screen. The area of the image is A1. When the lens is moved towards the screen
without disturbing the object and the screen, the area of the well defined image obtained on
the screen is A2. What is the side of the square object?

(a) (√A1 + √A2)/2

(c) (A1A2)1/2

(d) (A1A2)1/4

Ans. Option-(d)

Solution:

The two positions (of the lens) for which well defined images of the square are obtained, are
the conjugate positions and hence we have

a =√(a1a2) where a1 and a2 are the sides of the images in the two cases and a is the side of the
square object.

[The linear magnification in the first case is v/u = a1/a.

u/v = a2/a. Since the object distance u and the image distance v are interchanged in conjugate
positions, we have, in the second case,

the above expressions, 1 = a1a2/a2 from which a =√(a1a2)].

But a1 = √A1 and a2 = √A2 Therefore, a =√(√A1√A2) = (A1A2)1/4

3.

A man is shaving with his chin 0.4m from a concave magnifying mirror. If the linear
magnification is 2.5, what is the radius of curvature of the mirror?

(a) 1.73 m

(b) -1.52 m

(c) 1.45 m
(d) None of those

Ans. Option-(d)

Solution:
-1/0.4 + 1/1 =1/f
f=-2/3
R=2f=-4/3 m

4.

Consider coaxial system of two thin convex lenses of focal length f each separated by a distance
d. Draw a ray diagram for image formation corresponding to an object at infinity placed on the
principal axis in the following case: d = 2f

(a)

(b)
(c)

(d)

Ans.-(d)

Parallel rays will meet at f and again diverge and become parallel again as the object distance
for second lens is also f.

5.

The apparent depth of water in a cylindrical water tank of diameter 2R cm is reducing at the
rate of x cm/minute when water is being drained out at a constant rate. The amount of water
drained in c.c. per minute is (n1= refractive index of air, n2 = refractive index of water)

(a) x π R2 n1/n2

(b) x π R2 n2/n1

(c) 2 π R n1/n2

(d) π R2x
Ans. Option-(b)

Solution:

Since the refractive index is the ratio of real depth to the apparent depth, we have

Real depth = Apparent depth × refractive index.

Therefore, the rate at which the real depth is decreasing = xn2/n1 cm per minute.

The amount of water drained in c.c. per minute is therefore equal to x π R2 n2/n1, given in
option (b).

6.

A telescope has an objective lens of focal length 200 cm and an eye piece with focal length 2
cm. If the telescope is used to see a 50 m tall building at a distance of 2 km, what is the length
of the image of the building formed by the objective lens?

(a) 5 cm

(b) 10 cm

(c) 1 cm

(d) 2cm

Ans. Option-(a)

Solution:

At the first glance this question may seem to be one involving the magnification produced by a
telescope; but, this is quite simple since you are asked to consider the objective only.

The objective will produce the image of the building at the focus (which is at 2 m from the lens)
and hence from the expression for magnification (M) we have

M = Distance of image/ Distance of object = Height of image/ Height of object

Therefore, x = 2×50/2000 = 0.05 m = 5 cm.

7.

A glass jar has the plane inner surface PQ of its bottom silvered and contains water (of
refractive index n = 4/3) column of height t = 6 cm. A small light emitting diode (LED) is
arranged at O a height d = 8 cm from the water surface AB (Fig.). The silvered bottom of the jar
acts as a plane mirror. At what distance from the free surface (AB) of water will this plane
mirror form the image of the light emitting diode?

(a) 11 cm

(b) 14 cm

(c) 17 cm

(d) 18 cm

Ans. Option-(c)

Solution:
When you look into the plane mirror (silvered surface) PQ from the position O of the LED, the
plane mirror will appear to be located at P1Q1 (fig.) at a distance t/n from the free surface of
water (because of normal refraction at the water surface). The distance of the LED from this
refracted image P1Q1 of the plane mirror is therefore equal to (d + t/n) as shown in the
adjoining figure.

The image of the LED must be formed at O1 which is at the same distance (d + t/n) from the
effective plane mirror P1Q1.

As is clear from the adjoining figure, the distance of the image O1 from the free surface (AB) of
water is (d + t/n) + t/n which is equal to (d + 2t/n) = 8 + 2×6/(4/3) = 17 cm.

8.

In an optics experiment, with the position of the object fixed, a student varies the position of a
convex lens and for each position, the screen is adjusted to get a clear image of the object. A
graph between the object distance u and the image distance v, from the lens, is plotted using
the same scale for the two axes. A straight line passing through the origin and making an angle
of 45° with the x-axis meets the experimental curve at P. The coordinates of P will be

(a) (4f, 4f)

(b) (2f, 2f)

(c) (f/2, f/2)

Ans. Option-(b)

Solution:

This is a well known experiment which most of you might have performed. As such most of you
know the answer: (2f, 2f)

We have 1/v – 1/u = 1/f

Applying the Cartesian sign convention, v is positive and u is negative so that

1/v + 1/u = 1/f

Since the straight line makes an angle of 45º, we have v = u at P and each must be equal to 2f to
satisfy the equation, 1/v + 1/u = 1/f

9.

A distance object is being seen by a telescope. If a fly sits on the objective:

(a) Enlarged and erect image of fly will be seen

(b) Diminished and inverted image will be seen

(a) Real image of the same size of fly will be seen

(d) Fly will not be seen, only the light intensity will be reduced

Ans. Option-(d)

Solution:
For fly u = 0, but the telescope is focused for distance object. So image of fly will not be formed.
The intensity will reduce. [option d]

10.

The position of final image formed by the given lens combination from the third lens will be at a
distance of

(a) 15 cm

(b) infinity

(c) 45 cm

(d) 30 cm

Ans. Option-(d)

Solution:

Applying the law of distances [1/f = 1/v – 1/u] to the first lens,

1/10 = 1/v1 –1/(–30), noting that the object distance ‘u’ is negative in accordance with the
Cartesian sign convention. From this, the distance of the image produced by the first lens is v1 =
15 cm.

The image produced by the first lens is therefore on the right side of the concave lens and the
object distance for it is 15 – 5 = 10 cm. This is positive according to the sign convention. The
image distance for the second lens (v2) is given by 1/(–10) = 1/v2 – 1/10, from which 1/v2 = 0 so
that v2 = infinity.
This means that the rays emerging from the second lens are parallel to the principal axis.
Therefore, the image produced by the third lens is at its focus, at a distance of 30 cm from it.

11.

The apparent depth of a liquid in a partly filled tank is 1.5 m. More liquid is poured in the tank
of height 1 m. Now the apparent depth appears to be 2.1 m. Find the refractive index of liquid
using above data.

(a) 4/3

(b) 3/2

(c) 5/3

(d) None of those

Ans. Option-(c)

Solution:

r.i = d/1.5 --- (a)

r.i = (d+1)/2.1 (b)

(a)/(b) = 1 = [d/(d+1)]×[2.1/1.5]

This gives d = 2.5

Putting it in (a) r.i = 5/3