Physics Numerical

Human Eye
1. A person can see objects clearly only when they lie between 40 cm and 200
cm from his eyes. What type of defect does he have? Calculate the focal
length of the lens required to correct this defect.
2. A person can see objects clearly only when they lie between 50 cm and 300
cm from his eyes. What type of defect does he have? Calculate the focal
length of the lens required to correct this defect.
3. A person needs a lens of power -5.0 D to correct his vision. What is the focal
length of the lens required?
4. A person needs a lens of power +2.0 D to correct his vision. What is the focal
length of the lens required?
5. The least distance of distinct vision for a young adult is 25 cm. What is the
focal length of the lens that should be used as a magnifying glass to have
an angular magnification of 5?
Colorful World
1. A ray of light is incident on a glass slab at an angle of 60°. If the refractive
index of glass is 1.5, calculate the angle of refraction.
2. A ray of light passes from air to water. If the angle of incidence is 45°, and
the refractive index of water is 1.33, calculate the angle of refraction.
3. A ray of light passes from glass to air. If the angle of incidence is 30°, and
the refractive index of glass is 1.5, calculate the angle of refraction.
4. A ray of light passes from water to air. If the angle of incidence is 60°, and
the refractive index of water is 1.33, calculate the angle of refraction.
5. A ray of light is incident on a glass prism at an angle of 60°. If the angle of
deviation is 30°, calculate the angle of emergence.
Light Reflection and Refraction
1. A concave mirror of focal length 15 cm forms an image of an object placed
at a distance of 30 cm from the mirror. Find the position and nature of the
image.
2. A convex mirror of focal length 20 cm forms an image of an object placed at
a distance of 10 cm from the mirror. Find the position and nature of the
image.
3. A concave mirror of focal length 10 cm forms an image of an object placed
at a distance of 5 cm from the mirror. Find the position and nature of the
image.
4. A convex mirror of focal length 15 cm forms an image of an object placed at
a distance of 30 cm from the mirror. Find the position and nature of the
image.
5. A concave mirror of focal length 20 cm forms an image of an object placed
at a distance of 40 cm from the mirror. Find the position and nature of the
image.
6. A convex lens of focal length 20 cm forms an image of an object placed at a
distance of 30 cm from the lens. Find the position and nature of the image.
7. A concave lens of focal length 15 cm forms an image of an object placed at
a distance of 30 cm from the lens. Find the position and nature of the
image.
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8. A convex lens of focal length 10 cm forms an image of an object placed at a
distance of 20 cm from the lens. Find the position and nature of the image.
9. A concave lens of focal length 20 cm forms an image of an object placed at
a distance of 40 cm from the lens. Find the position and nature of the
image.
10. A convex lens of focal length 15 cm forms an image of an object placed at a
distance of 10 cm from the lens. Find the position and nature of the image.
Additional Numerical Problems
1. A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror at an angle of 30°. What is the
angle of reflection?
2. A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror at an angle of 45°. What is the
angle between the incident ray and the reflected ray?
3. A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror at an angle of 60°. What is the
angle of deviation?
4. A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror at an angle of 30°. The mirror is
rotated through an angle of 10°. What is the angle of deviation of the
reflected ray?
5. A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror at an angle of 45°. The mirror is
rotated through an angle of 15°. What is the angle of deviation of the
reflected ray?
Problems involving multiple concepts
1. A convex lens of focal length 20 cm is placed in contact with a concave lens
of focal length 10 cm. What is the focal length of the combination?
2. A convex lens of focal length 15 cm is placed in contact with a concave lens
of focal length 20 cm. What is the focal length of the combination?
3. A convex lens of focal length 10 cm is placed in contact with a concave lens
of focal length 15 cm. What is the focal length of the combination?
4. A convex lens of focal length 20 cm is placed in contact with a concave lens
of focal length 20 cm. What is the focal length of the combination?
5. A convex lens of focal length 15 cm is placed in contact with a concave lens
of focal length 15 cm. What is the focal length of the combination?
Problems involving real-life applications
1. A person wears spectacles with lenses of power +2.0 D. What is the focal
length of the lenses?
2. A person wears spectacles with lenses of power -1.5 D. What is the focal
length of the lenses?
3. A person wears spectacles with lenses of power +3.0 D. What is the focal
length of the lenses?
4. A person wears spectacles with lenses of power -2.5 D. What is the focal
length of the lenses?
5. A person wears spectacles with lenses of power +1.0 D. What is the focal
length of the lenses?
Problems involving critical thinking
1. A ray of light is incident on a glass slab at an angle of 60°. If the refractive
index of glass is 1.5, calculate the angle of emergence.
2. A ray of light is incident on a glass prism at an angle of 60°. If the angle of
deviation is 30°, calculate the refractive index of the glass.
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3. A ray of light is incident on a glass prism at an angle of 60°. If the angle of
emergence is 30°, calculate the angle of deviation.
4. A ray of light is incident on a glass prism at an angle of 60°. If the refractive
index of the glass is 1.5, calculate the angle of minimum deviation.
5. A ray of light is incident on a glass prism at an angle of 60°. If the angle of
minimum deviation is 30°, calculate the refractive index of the glass.
Problems involving calculations
1. A convex lens of focal length 20 cm forms a real image of an object placed
at a distance of 30 cm from the lens. Calculate the magnification of the
image.
2. A concave lens of focal length 15 cm forms a virtual image of an object
placed at a distance of 20 cm from the lens. Calculate the magnification of
the image.
3. A convex lens of focal length 10 cm forms a real image of an object placed at
a distance of 15 cm from the lens. Calculate the magnification of the image.
4. A concave lens of focal length 20 cm forms a virtual image of an object
placed at a distance of 30 cm from the lens. Calculate the magnification of
the image.
5. A convex lens of focal length 15 cm forms a real image of an object placed at
a distance of 25 cm from the lens. Calculate the magnification of the image.
Problems involving diagrams
1. Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image by a convex lens when
the object is placed at 2F.
2. Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image by a concave lens when
the object is placed at F.
3. Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image by a convex mirror when
the object is placed at the pole.
4. Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image by a concave mirror
when the object is placed at 2F.
5. Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image by a convex lens when
the object is placed between F and 2F.
Problems involving applications of lenses
1. A simple microscope has an objective lens of focal length 5 cm and an
eyepiece of focal length 2 cm. What is the magnifying power of the
microscope when the final image is formed at the least distance of distinct
vision?
2. A compound microscope has an objective lens of focal length