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Unit # 12 Notes

The document outlines the differences between real and virtual images in geometrical optics, highlighting characteristics such as formation, orientation, and magnification. It also discusses concepts of light reflection and refraction, including practical applications of concave and convex mirrors. Additionally, it explains the functioning of a refracting telescope and its ability to produce a virtual image of distant objects.

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Unit # 12 Notes

The document outlines the differences between real and virtual images in geometrical optics, highlighting characteristics such as formation, orientation, and magnification. It also discusses concepts of light reflection and refraction, including practical applications of concave and convex mirrors. Additionally, it explains the functioning of a refracting telescope and its ability to produce a virtual image of distant objects.

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UNIT # 12

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS
Review Questions:

12-17 Difference between real image and virtual


image

Real Image Virtual Image

1. A screen could be placed at 1. Virtual Image is formed when


the image location and light rays do not actually pass
image can be seen in a through image point. In
sharp focus. diverging mirror rays never
meet.

2. Real image is always 2. Virtual image is always erect.


inverted.

3. Real image is formed when 3. When the reflected rays are


light rays pass through the extended behind the mirror
image point. virtual image is formed.

4. Magnification is negative 4. Magnification is positive.

Conceptual Question
12.1 Light rays is coming from hand and reflected in the mirror,
causing us to see an inverted image. Therefore the image of the whole
body is inverted and image of left hand appears as right hand. This is due
to regular reflection of light from plane mirror.

12.2 When light rays enter from one medium to another their speed
changes due to the change in their wavelength of light rays. Wavelength
of waves depends upon the density of medium. At a boundary between
the two media, refraction occurs because they have different densities.

12.3 Light coming from the fish under water deviates from its original
path due to phenomena of refraction and the image is displaced from its
original position. Its image appears at shallower path than the actual path.
12.4 In case of concave mirrors, if the object is placed within the focal
length of the mirror, image thus formed is virtual, erect and magnified so
concave mirror is not suitable for make-up.
If the object is placed away from the focal point, the image becomes real,
inverted and magnified.

12.5 Convex mirror are used in vehicles as back view mirror. So that the
derivers get a wider, real view of the road behind and to see the vehicles
following them. These mirrors give accurate picture of the road and the
positions of the following vehicles.

12.6 The image that patient see through concave mirror is about at
double distance from his eye because distance of image and image of
object is equal. So by linear magnification optician decides about the
abnormality of the eye sight.
12.10 Refracting telescope:
Due to the large focal length of objective lens the image of a distant
object is formed between eyepiece lens and its focus. The eye piece lens
forms a large, virtual image which is brighter and clear.
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