Exam 34: Ray Optics

A double-convex thin lens is made of glass with an index of refraction of 1.52. The radii of curvature of the faces of the lens are 60 cm and 72 cm. What is the focal length of the lens?

An object is placed 100 cm in front of a diverging lens with a focal length of magnitude 25 cm. A converging lens having a focal length of magnitude 33.33 cm is placed 30 cm past the first lens. Where is the final image formed?

An optical system comprises in turn, from left to right: an observer, a lens of focal length +30 cm, an erect object 20 mm high, and a convex mirror of radius 80 cm. The object is between the lens and the mirror, 20 cm from the lens and 50 cm from the mirror. The observer views the image that is formed first by reflection and then by refraction. What is the position of the final image, measured from the mirror?

An optic fiber is made of clear plastic with index of refraction of 1.50, surrounded by air. For what angles of incidence θ will light remain within the plastic fiber?

A compound lens is made by joining the plane surfaces of two thin plano-convex lenses of different glasses. The radius of curvature of each convex surface is 80 cm. The indices of refraction of the two glasses are 1.50 and 1.60. What is the focal length of the compound lens?

A man's face is 30 cm in front of a concave spherical shaving mirror. If the image is erect and 1.5 times as large as his face, what is the radius of curvature of the mirror?

A ray of light traveling in air strikes the surface of a certain plastic slab at 63.0° with respect to the normal in air. It travels in the plastic slab at a 30.6° angle with respect to the normal. Find the critical angle for the plastic in air.

A convex lens has a focal length f. An object is placed at a distance between f and 2f on a line perpendicular to the center of the lens. The image formed is located at what distance from the lens?

How far are you from your image when you stand 0.750 m in front of a vertical plane mirror?

It is desired to project the image of an object four times its actual size using a lens of focal length 20 cm. How far from the lens should the object be placed?

A goldfish bowl is spherical, 8.0 cm in radius. A goldfish is swimming 3.0 cm from the wall of the bowl. Where does the fish appear to be to an observer outside? The index of refraction of water is 1.33. Neglect the effect of the glass wall of the bowl.

The spherical side mirror on a car is convex and has a radius of curvature of 25 cm. Another car is following, 20 m behind the mirror. If the height of the car is 1.6 m, how tall is its image?

In the figure, the radius of curvature of the curved part of the lens is 35.0 cm, and the refractive index of the lens material is 1.620. What is the focal length of the lens?

Which statements are true about a VIRTUAL image? (There may be more than one correct choice.)

A convex-concave thin lens is made with the radius of curvature of the convex surface being 25.0 cm and the concave surface 45.0 cm. If the glass used has index of refraction 1.500, what is the focal length of this lens?

An object 1.25 cm tall is placed 100 cm in front of a convex lens with a focal length of magnitude 50 cm. A concave lens with a focal length of magnitude 20 cm is placed 90 cm beyond the first lens. Where is the final image located?

A ray of light strikes a boundary between two transparent materials, and there is no transmitted ray, as shown in the figure. What can you conclude about the indices of refraction of these two materials?

The image of a plant is 4.0 cm from a concave spherical mirror having a radius of curvature of 10 cm. Where is the plant relative to the mirror?

A thin converging lens is found to form an image of a distant building 24 cm from the lens. If an insect is now placed 16 cm from this lens, how far FROM THE INSECT will its image be formed?

An object is 12 cm in front of a concave spherical mirror, and the image is 3.0 cm in front of the mirror. What is the focal length of the mirror?