Ray Optics And Optical Instruments 9.1 Introduction
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9.1 Introduction
Explanation9.1 Introduction
The chapter 'Ray Optics and Optical Instruments' begins with an introduction that sets the foundation for understanding the behavior of light in terms of rays and the practical applications of these principles in optical instruments. Light is a form of energy that travels in straight lines in a homogeneous medium, and this property is fundamental to the study of ray optics. The introduction emphasizes the importance of the ray model of light, which simplifies the analysis of light propagation by representing light as rays traveling in straight paths. This model is particularly useful in explaining phenomena such as reflection, refraction, and the formation of images by mirrors and lenses. The chapter will explore how light rays interact with different optical devices, leading to the formation of images that can be real or virtual, magnified or diminished, and inverted or erect. These concepts are crucial for understanding the working of various optical instruments like the human eye, microscopes, telescopes, and cameras. The introduction also highlights the practical significance of ray optics in daily life and technology, such as in vision correction, photography, and scientific research. By studying ray optics, students will gain insights into the fundamental laws governing light behavior, including the laws of reflection and refraction, and how these laws are applied to design and analyze optical instruments. The chapter lays the groundwork for more advanced topics in optics by establishing the basic principles and terminology used throughout the study of light and its applications.
- Light travels in straight lines in a uniform medium, which is the basis of ray optics.
- Ray optics simplifies the study of light by representing it as rays.
- Reflection and refraction are key phenomena explained by ray optics.
- Optical instruments use the principles of ray optics to form images.
- Images formed can be real or virtual, magnified or diminished, inverted or erect.
- Understanding ray optics is essential for applications in vision, photography, and scientific instruments.
- 📌 Ray of light: A narrow beam of light traveling in a straight line.
- 📌 Real image: An image formed by actual convergence of light rays.
- 📌 Virtual image: An image formed by the apparent divergence of light rays.
Practice Questions — Ray Optics And Optical Instruments 9.1 Introduction
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Q1.9.1 A small candle, 2.5 cm in size is placed at 27 cm in front of a concave mirror of radius of curvature 36 cm. At what distance from the mirror should a screen be placed in order to obtain a sharp image? Describe the nature and size of the image. If the candle is moved closer to the mirror, how would the screen have to be moved?
Answer:
Given: Size of candle, h = 2.5 cm Object distance, u = -27 cm (since object is in front of mirror) Radius of curvature, R = 36 cm Focal length, f = R/2 = 36/2 = 18 cm Using mirror formula: 1/f = 1/v + 1/u => 1/v = 1/f - 1/u = 1/18 - 1/(-27) = 1/18 + 1/27 = (3 + 2)/54 = 5/54 => v = 54/5 = 10.8 cm So, the screen should be placed at 10.8 cm in front of the mirror to get a sharp image. Nature of image: Since v is positive, image is real and formed on the same side as the reflected light. Magnification, m = -v/u = -10.8 / (-27) = 0.4 Size of image = m × size of object = 0.4 × 2.5 cm = 1.0 cm The image is real, inverted, and diminished in size. If the candle is moved closer to the mirror (i.e., u decreases in magnitude), then from the mirror formula, v will increase (image moves away from mirror). Hence, the screen should be moved farther from the mirror to get a sharp image.
Explanation:
Step 1: Calculate focal length from radius of curvature. Step 2: Use mirror formula to find image distance. Step 3: Determine magnification and image size. Step 4: Analyze nature of image from sign conventions. Step 5: Discuss effect of moving object closer on image position.
Q2.9.2 A 4.5 cm needle is placed 12 cm away from a convex mirror of focal length 15 cm. Give the location of the image and the magnification. Describe what happens as the needle is moved farther from the mirror.
Answer:
Given: Object size, h = 4.5 cm Object distance, u = -12 cm (object in front of mirror) Focal length, f = +15 cm (convex mirror focal length is positive) Using mirror formula: 1/f = 1/v + 1/u => 1/v = 1/f - 1/u = 1/15 - 1/(-12) = 1/15 + 1/12 = (4 + 5)/60 = 9/60 = 3/20 => v = 20/3 = 6.67 cm Image distance v is positive, so image is virtual and behind the mirror. Magnification, m = -v/u = -6.67 / (-12) = 0.556 Image size = m × object size = 0.556 × 4.5 cm = 2.5 cm The image is virtual, erect, and diminished. As the needle is moved farther from the mirror (increasing |u|), the image distance v approaches the focal length f (15 cm) from the mirror, and the image size decreases further, approaching zero magnification.
Explanation:
Step 1: Use mirror formula with given focal length and object distance. Step 2: Calculate image distance and magnification. Step 3: Interpret signs to describe image nature. Step 4: Discuss effect of increasing object distance on image position and size.
Q3.9.3 A tank is filled with water to a height of 12.5 cm. The apparent depth of a needle lying at the bottom of the tank is measured by a microscope to be 9.4 cm. What is the refractive index of water? If water is replaced by a liquid of refractive index 1.63 up to the same height, by what distance would the microscope have to be moved to focus on the needle again?
Answer:
Given: Real depth, d = 12.5 cm Apparent depth, d' = 9.4 cm Refractive index, \( \mu = \frac{\text{Real depth}}{\text{Apparent depth}} = \frac{d}{d'} = \frac{12.5}{9.4} = 1.33 \) If water is replaced by a liquid of refractive index \( \mu' = 1.63 \) and same real depth d = 12.5 cm, New apparent depth, d'' = \( \frac{d}{\mu'} = \frac{12.5}{1.63} = 7.67 \) cm Change in apparent depth = d' - d'' = 9.4 - 7.67 = 1.73 cm Therefore, the microscope must be moved closer by 1.73 cm to focus on the needle again.
Explanation:
Step 1: Use relation between real depth, apparent depth, and refractive index. Step 2: Calculate refractive index of water. Step 3: Calculate new apparent depth for liquid with refractive index 1.63. Step 4: Find difference in apparent depths to determine microscope movement.
Q4.9.4 Figures 9.27(a) and (b) show refraction of a ray in air incident at 60° with the normal to a glass-air and water-air interface, respectively. Predict the angle of refraction in glass when the angle of incidence in water is 45° with the normal to a water-glass interface [Fig. 9.27(c)].
Answer:
Given: Angle of incidence in water, i = 45° From figures 9.27(a) and (b), refractive indices can be estimated or known: Assuming refractive index of air, n_air = 1 Refractive index of glass, n_glass ≈ 1.5 Refractive index of water, n_water ≈ 1.33 Using Snell's law at water-glass interface: n_water * sin(i) = n_glass * sin(r) => sin(r) = (n_water / n_glass) * sin(45°) = (1.33 / 1.5) * 0.7071 = 0.627 => r = sin⁻¹(0.627) ≈ 38.9° Therefore, the angle of refraction in glass is approximately 39°.
Explanation:
Step 1: Identify refractive indices from given figures or standard values. Step 2: Apply Snell's law at water-glass interface. Step 3: Calculate sine of refracted angle. Step 4: Find refracted angle using inverse sine.
Q5.9.5 A small bulb is placed at the bottom of a tank containing water to a depth of 80 cm. What is the area of the surface of water through which light from the bulb can emerge out? Refractive index of water is 1.33. (Consider the bulb to be a point source.)
Answer:
Given: Depth of water, h = 80 cm Refractive index of water, n = 1.33 At the water-air interface, light undergoes total internal reflection beyond the critical angle. Critical angle, \( \theta_c = \sin^{-1} \left( \frac{n_{air}}{n_{water}} \right) = \sin^{-1} \left( \frac{1}{1.33} \right) = 48.75^\circ \) Light rays inside water can emerge only within this critical angle. The radius R of the circular area on the surface through which light emerges is given by: \[ \tan \theta_c = \frac{R}{h} \implies R = h \tan \theta_c = 80 \times \tan 48.75^\circ \] Calculating: \( \tan 48.75^\circ \approx 1.14 \) So, \[ R = 80 \times 1.14 = 91.2 \text{ cm} \] Area of surface = \( \pi R^2 = \pi \times (91.2)^2 = \pi \times 8317.44 = 26128 \text{ cm}^2 \) Therefore, the area is approximately 26128 cm² or 2.61 m².
Explanation:
Step 1: Calculate critical angle using refractive indices. Step 2: Use geometry to find radius of circle on surface. Step 3: Calculate area of circle using radius. Step 4: Convert units if necessary.
Q6.9.6 A prism is made of glass of unknown refractive index. A parallel beam of light is incident on a face of the prism. The angle of minimum deviation is measured to be 40°. What is the refractive index of the material of the prism? The refracting angle of the prism is 60°. If the prism is placed in water (refractive index 1.33), predict the new angle of minimum deviation of a parallel beam of light.
Answer:
Given: Angle of minimum deviation, \( \delta_m = 40^\circ \) Refracting angle of prism, A = 60° Using the formula for refractive index of prism material: \[ n = \frac{\sin \left( \frac{A + \delta_m}{2} \right)}{\sin \left( \frac{A}{2} \right)} \] Calculate: \[ n = \frac{\sin \left( \frac{60 + 40}{2} \right)}{\sin 30} = \frac{\sin 50^\circ}{0.5} = \frac{0.7660}{0.5} = 1.532 \] So, refractive index of glass, n = 1.532 When prism is placed in water (n_water = 1.33), the refractive index relative to water is: \[ n' = \frac{n_{glass}}{n_{water}} = \frac{1.532}{1.33} = 1.152 \] Let new angle of minimum deviation be \( \delta_m' \). Using the same formula: \[ n' = \frac{\sin \left( \frac{A + \delta_m'}{2} \right)}{\sin \left( \frac{A}{2} \right)} \] \[ 1.152 = \frac{\sin \left( \frac{60 + \delta_m'}{2} \right)}{0.5} \implies \sin \left( \frac{60 + \delta_m'}{2} \right) = 0.576 \] \[ \frac{60 + \delta_m'}{2} = \sin^{-1} 0.576 = 35.2^\circ \] \[ 60 + \delta_m' = 70.4^\circ \implies \delta_m' = 10.4^\circ \] Therefore, the new angle of minimum deviation is approximately 10.4°.
Explanation:
Step 1: Use prism formula to find refractive index from minimum deviation. Step 2: Calculate refractive index of glass. Step 3: Find relative refractive index when prism is in water. Step 4: Use formula again to find new minimum deviation angle.
Q7.9.7 Double-convex lenses are to be manufactured from a glass of refractive index 1.55, with both faces of the same radius of curvature. What is the radius of curvature required if the focal length is to be 20 cm?
Answer:
Given: Refractive index, n = 1.55 Focal length, f = 20 cm Both faces have same radius of curvature, R Lens maker's formula: \[ \frac{1}{f} = (n - 1) \left( \frac{1}{R_1} - \frac{1}{R_2} \right) \] For double convex lens with equal radii: \[ R_1 = R, \quad R_2 = -R \] So, \[ \frac{1}{f} = (n - 1) \left( \frac{1}{R} - \left(-\frac{1}{R} \right) \right) = 2 (n - 1) \frac{1}{R} \] Rearranged: \[ R = 2 (n - 1) f \] Calculate: \[ R = 2 \times (1.55 - 1) \times 20 = 2 \times 0.55 \times 20 = 22 \text{ cm} \] Therefore, the radius of curvature required is 22 cm.
Explanation:
Step 1: Use lens maker's formula for focal length. Step 2: Substitute equal radii with opposite signs. Step 3: Rearrange to find radius of curvature. Step 4: Calculate numerical value.
Q8.9.8 A beam of light converges at a point P. Now a lens is placed in the path of the convergent beam 12 cm from P. At what point does the beam converge if the lens is (a) a convex lens of focal length 20 cm, and (b) a concave lens of focal length 16 cm?
Answer:
Given: Distance of lens from point P = 12 cm (a) Convex lens, focal length f = +20 cm The beam converges at P, so the image formed by the lens will be at a distance v from the lens. Object distance u = -12 cm (since beam converges at P, object for lens is virtual and on same side as image) Using lens formula: \[ \frac{1}{f} = \frac{1}{v} - \frac{1}{u} \implies \frac{1}{v} = \frac{1}{f} + \frac{1}{u} = \frac{1}{20} + \frac{1}{-12} = \frac{1}{20} - \frac{1}{12} = \frac{3 - 5}{60} = -\frac{2}{60} = -\frac{1}{30} \] \[ v = -30 \text{ cm} \] Negative v means image is formed 30 cm on the same side of the lens as the object. Therefore, the beam converges 30 cm on the same side of the lens as the object, i.e., 30 cm before the lens. (b) Concave lens, focal length f = -16 cm Using lens formula: \[ \frac{1}{v} = \frac{1}{f} + \frac{1}{u} = \frac{1}{-16} + \frac{1}{-12} = -\frac{1}{16} - \frac{1}{12} = -\frac{3 + 4}{48} = -\frac{7}{48} \] \[ v = -\frac{48}{7} = -6.86 \text{ cm} \] Image is formed 6.86 cm on the same side as the object. Therefore, the beam converges 6.86 cm before the lens.
Explanation:
Step 1: Identify object distance for the lens (virtual object). Step 2: Apply lens formula with given focal lengths. Step 3: Calculate image distance for convex and concave lenses. Step 4: Interpret sign conventions to find actual convergence points.
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