11. A compound microscope consists of an objective lens of focal length 2.0cm and an eyepiece of focal length 6.25cm separated by a distance of 15 cm. How far from the objective should an object be placed in order to obtain the final image at (a) the least distance of distinct vision (25 cm), and (b) at infinity? What is the magnifying power of the microscope in each case?
Answer:
Focal length of the objective lens, f1 = 2.0 cm
Focal length of the eyepiece, f2 = 6.25 cm
Distance between the objective lens and the eyepiece, d =15 cm
(a) Least distance of distinct vision, d’ = 25 cm
Image distance for the eyepiece, v2 = -25cm
Object distance for the eyepiece = u2
According to the lens formula, we have the relation:
\(\frac{1}{v_{2}}-\frac{1}{u_{2}}=\frac{1}{f_{2}}\)
\(\frac{1}{u_{2}}=\frac{1}{v_{2}}-\frac{1}{f_{2}}\)
\(\frac{1}{-25}-\frac{1}{6.25}=\frac{-1-4}{25}=\frac{-5}{25}\)
u2 = -5cm
Image distance for the objective lens, v1 = d + u2 = 15 - 5 = 10 cm
Object distance for the objective lens = u1
\(\frac{1}{v_{1}}-\frac{1}{u_{1}}=\frac{1}{f_{1}}\)
\(\frac{1}{u_{1}}=\frac{1}{v_{1}}-\frac{1}{f_{1}}\)
\(\frac{1}{10}-\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1-5}{10}=\frac{-4}{10}\)
u1 = -2.5 cm
Magnifying power
\(m=\frac{v_{0}}{|u_{0}|}(1+\frac{d}{f_{e}})\)
\(=\frac{10}{2.5}(1+\frac{25}{6.25})\)
= 20
Hence, 20 is the magnifying power of the microscope.
(b) The final Image is formed at infinity.
Therefore image distance for the eyepiece, \(v_{2}=\infty\)
Object distance for the eyepiece = u2
According to the lens formula, we have the relation:
\(\frac{1}{v_{2}}-\frac{1}{u_{2}}=\frac{1}{f_{2}}\)
\(\frac{1}{\infty}-\frac{1}{u_{2}}=\frac{1}{6.25}\)
u2 = -6.25 cm
Image distance for the objective lens, v1 = d + u2 = 15 - 6.25 = 8.75 cm
Object distance for the objective lens = u1
Following relation is obtained from the lens formula:
\(\frac{1}{v_{1}}-\frac{1}{u_{1}}=\frac{1}{f_{1}}\)
\(\frac{1}{u_{1}}=\frac{1}{v_{1}}-\frac{1}{f_{1}}\)
\(\frac{1}{8.75}-\frac{1}{2.0}=\frac{2-8.75}{17.5}\)
\(u_{1}=-\frac{17.5}{6.75}=-2.59cm\)
Magnitude of the object distance, u1 = 2.59 cm
Following is the relation explaining the magnifying power of a compound microscope:
m = \(\frac{v_{1}}{|u_{1}|}\left(\frac{d’}{|u_{2}|}\right)\)
\(= \frac{8.75}{2.59}\times\frac{25}{6.25} = 13.51\)
Hence, 13.51 is the magnifying power of the microscope.
12. A person with a normal near point (25 cm) using a compound microscope with objective of focal length 8.0 mm and an eyepiece of focal length 2.5cm can bring an object placed at 9.0 mm from the objective in sharp focus. What is the separation between the two lenses? Calculate the magnifying power of the microscope,
Answer:
Focal length of the objective lens, fo = 8 mm = 0.8 cm
Focal length of the eyepiece, fe = 2.5 cm
Object distance for the objective lens, uo = -9.0 mm = -0.9 cm
Least distance of distant vision, d = 25 cm
Image distance for the eyepiece, ve = -d=-25 cm
Object distance for the eyepiece = ue
Using the lens formula, we can obtain the value of ue as:
\(\frac{1}{v_{e}}-\frac{1}{u_{e}}=\frac{1}{f_{e}}\)
\(\frac{1}{u_{e}}=\frac{1}{v_{e}}-\frac{1}{f_{e}}\)
\(\frac{1}{-25}-\frac{1}{2.5}=\frac{-1-10}{25}\)
\(u_{e}=-\frac{25}{11}=-2.27cm\)
With the help of lens formula, the value of the image distance for the objective (v) lens is obtained:
\(\frac{1}{v_{o}}-\frac{1}{u_{o}}=\frac{1}{f_{o}}\)
\(\frac{1}{v_{o}}=\frac{1}{f_{o}}+\frac{1}{u_{o}}\)
\(=\frac{1}{0.8}-\frac{1}{0.9}\)
\(=\frac{1}{7.2}\)
vo = 7.2 cm
The separation between two lenses are determined as follows:
= v0 + |ue|
= 7.2 + 2.27
= 9.47 cm
The magnifying power of the microscope is calculated as follows:
Magnifying power, M = Mo × Me
\(M = \frac{v_{o}}{u_{o}}(1+\frac{D}{f_{e}}) \)
\(M = \frac{7.2}{0.9}(1+\frac{25}{25})\)
= 8 × 11
= 88
13. A small telescope has an objective lens of focal length 144 cm and an eyepiece of focal length 6.0 cm. What is the magnifying power of the telescope? What is the separation between the objective and the eyepiece?
Answer:
Focal length of the objective lens, fo = 144 cm
Focal length of the eyepiece, fe = 6.0 cm
The magnifying power of the telescope is given as:
m = \(\frac{f_{o}}{f_{e}}\)
\(=\frac{144}{6}= 24\)
The separation between the objective lens and the eyepiece is calculated as: fo + fe = 144 + 6 = 150cm
Therefore, 24 is the magnifying power of the telescope and the separation between the objective lens and the eyepiece is 150cm.
14. (i) A giant refracting telescope at an observatory has an objective lens of focal length 15 m. If an eyepiece of focal length 1.0 cm is used, what is the angular magnification of the telescope?
(ii) If this telescope is used to view the moon, what is the diameter of the image of the moon formed by the objective lens? The diameter of the moon is 3.48 x 106 m, and the radius of lunar orbit is 3.8 x 108 m.
Answer:
Focal length of the objective lens, fo = 15 m = 15 x 102 cm
Focal length of the eyepiece, fe = 1.0 cm
(i) \(\alpha =\frac{f_{o}}{f_{e}}\) is the angular magnification of a telescope.
\(\frac{15\times10^{2}}{1} = 1500\)
Hence, the angular magnification of the given refracting telescope is 1500.
(ii) Diameter of the moon, d = 3.48 x 106 m
Radius of the lunar orbit, ro = 3.8 x 108 m
Consider d’ to be the diameter of the image of the moon formed by the objective lens.
The angle subtended by the diameter of the moon is equal to the angle subtended by the image.
\(\frac{d}{r_{o}}=\frac{d’}{f_{o}}\)
\(\frac{3.48\times10^{6}}{3.8\times10^{8}}=\frac{d’}{15}\)
\(\therefore d' = \frac{3.48}{3.8}\times10^{-2}\times15\)
\(13.74\times10^{-2}m=13.74cm\)
Therefore 13.74 cm is the diameter of the image of the moon formed by the objective lens.