Refraction through a lens
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Types of Lenses and Their Properties
- A lens is a transparent homogeneous refracting medium bounded by two curved surfaces
- Convex lens (converging lens): Thick in middle, thin at edges - converges light rays
- Concave lens (diverging lens): Thin in middle, thick at edges - diverges light rays
Ray Diagrams and Image Formation
- Three principal rays for ray diagrams: (1) Ray through optical centre - no deviation, (2) Ray parallel to axis - passes through focus, (3) Ray through focus - becomes parallel
- Real image: Rays actually meet, can be obtained on screen, always inverted
- Virtual image: Rays appear to meet, cannot be obtained on screen, always erect
Image Formation by Convex Lens
- Object at infinity: Real, inverted, highly diminished image at F2
- Object beyond 2F1: Real, inverted, diminished image between F2 and 2F2
- Object at 2F1: Real, inverted, same size image at 2F2
Sign Convention and Lens Formula
- Optical centre is taken as origin of coordinate system
- All distances measured in direction of incident light are positive
- Object distance (u) is always negative for real objects
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