THIN LENSES Flashcards
- What can be said about Converging Lenses?
- these lenses are positive
- the lenses are thicker at the centre than at the rim
- these lenses converge a beam of parallel light to a
real focus
- What can be said about Diverging Lenses?
- these lenses are negative
- they are thinner at the centre than at the rim
- these lenses diverge a beam of parallel light from a
virtual focus
- What is the Focal Point of a thin lens with spherical surfaces?
- this is the point where the rays parallel to and near the
central axis are brought to a focus - a central axis is also known as an Optical axis
- this point is represented by the symbol f
- What can be said about the focus for converging and diverging lenses?
CONVERGING LENSES:
- the focus is real
DIVERGING LENSES:
- the focus is virtual
- What is the Focal Length?
- it is represented by a symbol f
- it is the distance of the principal focus from the lens
- What is the result of each lens being reversed without altering the rays?
- two symmetric focal points will exist for each lens
- What do all the rays that pass through the lens form?
- they form an image of a positive distance (d2) to the
right of the lens
- What is the chemical equation to work out d2?
- it is given by the Lens Equation
- d1= distance the object has to the lens
- d2= distance the lens has to the real image
- f = focal length
- Where does a real image form?
- a real image forms at d2
- it does this when d1 is greater than f
WE WILL SEE AN IMAGE AT D2:
- if you place a screen at that point
- such as a piece of paper
- What happens when an image is inverted?
- its size will be magnified
- its size is represented by the symbol y2
- How do we calculate Magnification?
M = magnification
di,0,1,2 = distances
y1,y2= vertical heights of the object and the image
- What can be said about the 2 images?
THE 2ND IMAGE:
- is converging
- this is a real image
- this is the creation of a real inverted image
THE 1ST IMAGE:
- it is located outside of the focus
- What do Converging lenses form?
- inverted real images of objects
- they are located outside the principal focus
- What happens when the object is between the principal focus and the lens?
- the image is then virtual
- it is on the same side of the lens as the object is
- the image is erect and enlarged
A VIRTUAL IMAGE IS:
- up right image
- it has a + magnification
- What happens in Diverging lenses when it comes to magnification?
- the diverging lenses produce only virtual images
- these are erect
- they are smaller images of real objects
- When it comes to the drawing of all figures, where is light initially travelling from?
- it travels from left to right
- the object is to the left of the lens originally
- What can be said about the distance form the object to a lens?
- it is positive
THE DISTANCE FROM A LENS TO A REAL IMAGE:
- this is positive
- the real image is located to the right of the lens
THE DISTANCE FROM A LENS TO A VIRTUAL IMAGE:
- this is negative
- the image is located to the left of the lens
- What can be said about f (Focal Point) for a converging (convex) lens?
- f is positive