Science : Numerical Questions
1. Concave Mirror (āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ)
Q / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: An object is placed 30 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 15 cm. Find the image distance.
āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻ
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Given / āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§: u = −30 cm, f = −15 cm
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: 1/f = 1/v + 1/u
Calculation / āĻāĻŖāύāĻž: 1/-15 = 1/v + 1/-30
1/v = 1/-30 ⇒ v = −30 cm
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Image distance = −30 cm : āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ = −30 cm (Real and inverted / āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ą āĻā§°ā§ āĻāϞā§āĻāĻž)
2. Magnification – Mirror (āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϧāύ – āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ)
Given / āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§: Object height = 4 cm, Image height = 8 cm
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: m = hi / ho
Calculation / āĻāĻŖāύāĻž: m = 8/4 = 2
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Magnification = 2 : āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϧāύ = 2 (2 times enlarged / ⧍ āĻā§āĻŖ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§°)
3. Convex Lens – Magnification (āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ – āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϧāύ)
Given / āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§: u = −20 cm, v = +40 cm
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: m = v/u
Calculation / āĻāĻŖāύāĻž: m = 40/-20 = -2
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Magnification = −2 : āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϧāύ = −2 (Real, inverted, 2 times / āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ą, āĻāϞā§āĻāĻž, ⧍ āĻā§āĻŖ)
4. Convex Lens – Image Distance : (āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ – āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ)
Given / āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§: u = −30 cm, f = +20 cm
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: 1/f = 1/v - 1/u
Calculation / āĻāĻŖāύāĻž: 1/20 = 1/v + 1/30 ⇒ 1/v = 1/60 ⇒ v = +60 cm
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Image distance = 60 cm : āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ = 60 cm (On the other side of lens / āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āĻāύ āĻĢāĻžāϞā§)
5. Concave Lens (āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ)
Given / āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§: u = −30 cm, f = −15 cm
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: 1/f = 1/v - 1/u
Calculation / āĻāĻŖāύāĻž: 1/-15 = 1/v + 1/30
1/v = 1/-10 ⇒ v = −10 cm
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Image distance = −10 cm : āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ = −10 cm (Virtual and erect / āĻāĻāĻžāϏ⧠āĻā§°ā§ āϏā§āĻāĻž)
6. Magnification – Lens (āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϧāύ – āϞā§āύā§āϏ)
Given / āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§: u = −20 cm, v = +40 cm
m = 40/−20 = −2
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Magnification = −2 : āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϧāύ = −2 (Real and inverted / āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ą āĻā§°ā§ āĻāϞā§āĻāĻž)
7. Power of Lens (āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž)
Given / āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§: f = 50 cm = 0.5 m
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: P = 1/f
Calculation / āĻāĻŖāύāĻž: P = 1/0.5 = +2D
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Power = +2 Dioptre : āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž = +2 āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĒā§āĻāĻžā§°
8. Combination of Lenses (āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āϏāĻāϝā§āĻ)
Given / āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§: Pâ = +2D, Pâ = +3D
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: Ptotal = P1 + P2
Calculation / āĻāĻŖāύāĻž: P = 2 + 3 = +5D
Answer / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Total power = +5D : āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž = +5 āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĒā§āĻāĻžā§°
Exam Tip:
- Write Given - Formula - Calculation - Answer
- Mention nature of image for full marks
9. Mirror Magnification Problem (Concave Mirror)
An object is placed 30 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 15 cm. Find the image distance. āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ ā§Šā§Ļ cm āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦāϤ āĻāĻāĻž āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖā§° āĻāĻāϤ ā§°āĻāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖāĻā§ā§° āĻĢā§āĻā§āϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ ā§§ā§Ģ cmāĨ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦā§° āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤
Given / āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§: u = −30 cm, f = -15 cm
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: 1/f = 1/v + 1/u
Calculation / āĻāĻŖāύāĻž:
1/-15 = 1/v + 1/-30
1/v = -1/15 + 1/30
1/v = -1/30
v = -30 cm
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Image distance = -30 cm :āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ = -30 cm (Real and inverted / āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ą āĻā§°ā§ āĻāϞā§āĻāĻž)
10. Mirror Formula (Difficult)
Object distance = −20 cm, Image distance = −40 cm. Find focal length.āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ = −20 cm, āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ = −40 cmāĨ¤ āĻĢā§āĻā§āϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤
Given / āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§: u = −20 cm, v = −40 cm
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: 1/f = 1/v + 1/u
Calculation / āĻāĻŖāύāĻž:
1/f = 1/−40 + 1/−20
1/f = −1/40 − 2/40
1/f = −3/40
f = −13.3 cm
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Focal length = −13.3 cm (Concave mirror / āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻā§°ā§āĻĒāĻŖ)
11. Lens Formula (Difficult)
Object distance = −10 cm, Image distance = +30 cm. Find focal length.āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ = −10 cm, āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ = +30 cmāĨ¤ āĻĢā§āĻā§āϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤
Given / āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§: u = −10 cm, v = +30 cm
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: 1/f = 1/v − 1/u
Calculation / āĻāĻŖāύāĻž:
1/f = 1/30 − (−1/10)
1/f = 1/30 + 3/30
1/f = 4/30
f = +7.5 cm
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Focal length = +7.5 cm (Convex lens / āĻāϤā§āϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ)
12. Power of Concave Lens
Find the power of a concave lens having focal length −13.3 cm. āĻĢā§āĻā§āϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ −13.3 cm āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻž āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ⧰ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤
Given / āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§āĻā§: f = −13.3 cm = −0.133 m
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: P = 1/f
Calculation / āĻāĻŖāύāĻž:
P = 1 / (−0.133)
P ≈ −7.5 D
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Power = −7.5 Dioptre (Concave lens / āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āϞā§āύā§āϏ)
13. Lens Magnification
Magnification = +3, Image height = 15 cm. Find object height.āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϧāύ = +3, āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻŦā§° āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž = 15 cmāĨ¤ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: m = hi / ho
Calculation / āĻāĻŖāύāĻž:
3 = 15 / ho
ho = 5 cm
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Object height = 5 cm : āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž = 5 cm
14. Magnification (Difficult – Mirror)
Focal length = −16 cm, Object distance = −24 cm. Find magnification. āĻĢā§āĻā§āϞ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĻā§āϝ = −16 cm, āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§ā§°āϤā§āĻŦ = −24 cmāĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϧāύ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤
Formula / āϏā§āϤā§ā§°: 1/f = 1/v + 1/u
Calculation / āĻāĻŖāύāĻž:
1/−16 = 1/v + 1/−24
1/v = −1/16 + 1/24
1/v = −1/48
v = −48 cm
Magnification / āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϧāύ: m = v/u = −48 / −24 = +2
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: Magnification = +2 (Erect and enlarged / āϏā§āĻāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§°)