Haryana PMT Haryana PMT Solved Paper-2005

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    A convex lens of focal length 0.2 metre and made of glass \[(\mu =1.5)\] is immersed in water \[(\mu =1.33).\] The change in focal length is :

    A)  0.08 m                                 

    B)  0.58 m

    C)  0.68 m                                 

    D)  0.2 m

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                    By lens makers formula \[\frac{1}{{{f}_{air}}}={{(}_{a}}{{\mu }_{g}}-1)\left( \frac{1}{{{R}_{1}}}-\frac{1}{{{R}_{2}}} \right)\]         ?..(i) \[\frac{1}{f\omega }={{(}_{\omega }}{{\mu }_{g}}-1)\left( \frac{1}{{{R}_{1}}}-\frac{1}{{{R}_{2}}} \right)\] As           \[_{\omega }{{\mu }_{g}}=\frac{_{a}{{\mu }_{g}}}{_{a}{{\mu }_{\omega }}}\] \[\therefore \]  \[\frac{1}{f\omega }=\left( \frac{_{a}{{\mu }_{g}}}{_{a}{{\mu }_{\omega }}}-1 \right)\left( \frac{1}{{{R}_{1}}}-\frac{1}{{{R}_{2}}} \right)\]           ?..(ii) Dividing eq. (i) by eq. (ii)/we get                 \[\frac{{{f}_{\omega }}}{{{f}_{a}}}=\frac{{{{{(}_{a}}{{\mu }_{g}}-1)}_{m}}{{\mu }_{\omega }}}{{{(}_{a}}{{\mu }_{g}}{{-}_{a}}{{\mu }_{\omega }})}\] \[{{f}_{\omega }}=\frac{{{{{(}_{a}}{{\mu }_{g}}-1)}_{a}}{{\mu }_{\omega }}}{{{(}_{a}}{{\mu }_{g}}{{-}_{a}}{{\mu }_{\omega }})}{{f}_{a}}=\frac{(1.5-1)\times 1.33}{(1.5-1.33)}\times 0.2\] so,   \[{{f}_{\omega }}-{{f}_{a}}=0.78-0.2=0.58\]


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