Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Light

Light — practice question

A lens is used to make a focused image of an object appear on a translucent screen. In Fig. 5.1, object O and image I are shown. Fig. 5.1 contains a grid with 1 cm divisions, object O, image I, principal point P, and a translucent screen.
(a)[2]

Explain, using the behaviour of light rays, what principal focus means for a thin converging lens.

(b)[1]

State the meaning of focal length.

(c(i))[1]

Use the straight ray joining the tip of O to the tip of I to locate the lens position. Show the lens by drawing a vertical line labelled L from the top of the grid to the bottom.

(c(ii))[2]

On Fig. 5.1, construct a ray through one of the principal focuses and find the focal length of the lens.

(c(iii))[2]

On Fig. 5.3, place a tick in one box (☑) to show how the image on the translucent screen appears to an observer looking at the screen from point P. Explain why the image looks like this.

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