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Lenses

Kerala Board · Class 10 · Physics

Quick revision notes for Lenses — Kerala Board Class 10 Physics. Key concepts, formulas, and definitions for last-minute revision.

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1

Types of Lenses and Their Properties

  • A lens is a transparent medium with two refracting surfaces that are parts of spheres
  • Convex lens: Thicker at center, converges parallel rays to a real focus
  • Concave lens: Thinner at center, diverges parallel rays from a virtual focus
2

Ray Diagrams and Image Formation

  • Three principal rays: parallel to axis, through optic centre, through/towards focus
  • Parallel ray to convex lens passes through far-side focus after refraction
  • Ray through optic centre passes straight without deviation
3

Image Characteristics for Different Object Positions

  • Convex lens - Object beyond 2F: Image between F and 2F, real, inverted, diminished
  • Convex lens - Object at 2F: Image at 2F, real, inverted, same size
  • Convex lens - Object between F and 2F: Image beyond 2F, real, inverted, magnified
4

Lens Equation and Sign Convention

  • Lens equation relates focal length, object distance, and image distance
  • Cartesian sign convention: distances measured from optic centre
  • Positive direction: same as incident light; Negative: opposite to incident light

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Convex lensPrincipal focus (F) is the pointFor ray diagrams1/f = 1/vm = hi/ho = v/u

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