douglas (jed3339) – Homework 02 – yao – (54790) 1

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001 10.0 points
The magnitudes of the radii of curvature for
the spherical surfaces A and B are, respec-
tively, |RA | = a and |RB | = 2 a. The material
of which the lens is made has an index of
refraction n = 1.5.
Answer in units of cm.
003 10.0 points
A converging glass lens (index of refraction
1.64) has a focal length of 50 cm in air.
Find its focal length when it is immersed in
a liquid, which has an index of refraction 1.28.
Answer in units of cm.
004 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points

Kirk and Martin, two experimental physi-

cists, want to change the diameter of a laser
A B beam while keeping its rays propagating par-
allel.
Find the focal length of the thin lens. fδ fα

1. f = −a

2. f = 2 a

3. f = 3 a ℓ
What is the distance ℓ?
4. f = −4 a
fδ fα
1. ℓ =
5. f = 4 a fδ + fα
2. ℓ = −2 fδ + fα
6. f = −2 a
3. ℓ = 2 fδ + fα
7. f = −3 a
2 fδ
4. ℓ =
8. f = a fα2
1 1 1
002 10.0 points 5. = +
ℓ fδ fα
The cross-section of a glass lens with an index 1 1 1
of refraction 1.5, is shown below. 6. = −
ℓ fδ fα
7. ℓ = fδ + fα
1.03 cm
005 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
The diameter of the beam before and after
1.17 cm it passes through the two lens system can be
seen in the figure.
Relate these diameters to the magnitude of
the focal lengths |fδ | and |fα |.
Determine the focal length f using the
small angle approximation. Include both the dδ |fδ | + |fα |
1. =
magnitude and sign, which indicates whether dα |fδ | − |fα |
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dδ |fδ | The image is
2. =
dα |fα |
dδ |fα | 1. virtual, inverted, and smaller.
3. =
dα |fδ | + |fα|
2. virtual, erect, and larger.
dδ |fα |
4. =
dα |fδ | 3. virtual, erect, and smaller.
dδ |fδ | − |fα|
5. =
dα |fδ | + |fα| 4. real, erect, and larger.
dδ |fδ | + |fα|
6. = 5. does not exist.
dα |fα | − |fδ |
dδ |fδ |
7. = 6. virtual, inverted, and larger.
dα |fδ | + |fα|
dδ 7. real, erect, and smaller.
8. = |fδ | |fα|
dα
dδ |fα | − |fδ | 8. real, inverted, and smaller.
9. =
dα |fδ | + |fα|
9. real, inverted, and larger.
006 10.0 points
A physics student places an object 6.0 cm
010 (part 3 of 3) 10.0 points
from a converging lens of focal length 9.0 cm.
What is the magnitude of the magnification
What is the magnitude of the magnification
of the image?
of the image produced?
011 (part 1 of 3) 10.0 points
1. |M | = 3.0
Consider the setup of the two-lens system
shown in the figure, where the separation of
2. |M | = 2.0
the two lenses is denoted by d = 1.5 a. Their
focal lengths are respectively f1 = a and f2 =
3. |M | = 0.6
2 a. An object is placed at a distance 2 a to
the left of lens # 1.
4. |M | = 1.5
#1 #2

5. |M | = 3.6

007 10.0 points

A thin lens of focal length 69 cm forms a real
image 6 times as high as the object.
How far apart are the object and image? P1 = 2a d = 1.5a
Answer in units of cm. Find the location of the final image q2 with
respect to lens #2. Take q2 to be positive
008 (part 1 of 3) 10.0 points if it is to the right of lens #2 and negative
A real object is located 26.1 cm from a diverg- otherwise.
ing lens of focal length 33.3 cm.
What is the magnitude of the image dis- 4
1. q2 = + a
tance? 5
Answer in units of cm. 2. q2 = −a

009 (part 2 of 3) 10.0 points 1

3. q2 = − a
5
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4. q2 = +a 4. real, enlarged and inverted

2 5. real, reduced and inverted
5. q2 = + a
5
3 6. virtual, reduced and inverted
6. q2 = + a
5
3 7. virtual, enlarged and inverted
7. q2 = − a
5
2 8. real, reduced and upright
8. q2 = − a
5
4 014 10.0 points
9. q2 = − a The distance of the lens in the human eye from
5
the retina, on which the image is focused, is
1
10. q2 = + a about 1.7 cm.
5 To focus on a book 67.6 cm from the eye,
012 (part 2 of 3) 10.0 points what must the focal length of the eye be?
Determine the magnification if lens #2 were Answer in units of cm.
absent; i.e., the magnification of lens #1.
015 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
1. M1 = 1.5 The nearpoint of an eye is 140 cm. A cor-
rective lens is to be used to allow this eye to
2. M1 = 2 clearly focus on objects 25 cm in front of it.
What should be the focal length of this
3. M1 = −1.5 lens?
Answer in units of cm.
4. M1 = 1
016 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
5. M1 = −2 What is the power of the needed corrective
lens?
6. M1 = −0.5 Answer in units of diopters.

7. M1 = −2.5 017 10.0 points

A screen is illuminated by monochromatic
8. M1 = 0.5 light whose wave length is λ, as shown. The
distance from the slits to the screen is L .
9. M1 = −1

10. M1 = 2.5
y
013 (part 3 of 3) 10.0 points S1
θ
Determine the properties of the final image d
viewing

for the present two-lens problem.

screen

S2

1. virtual, enlarged and upright L

At the sixth bright fringe on the screen (po-
2. real, enlarged and upright sition y on the screen), δ (the corresponding
path length difference) and φ (the phase angle
3. virtual, reduced and upright
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difference) is given by 020 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
Find the angle at which blue light, 424.4 nm,
7 has the first-order bright band.
1. δ = λ and φ = 7π
2 Answer in units of ◦ .
2. δ = 4 λ and φ = 8π
021 10.0 points
3. δ = 2 λ and φ = 4π A material with an index of refraction of 1.3
is used to coat glass.
4. δ = 5 λ and φ = 10 π What is the minimum thickness of the coat-
ing that will minimize the reflection of light
5. δ = 7 λ and φ = 14 π with a wavelength of 4280 Å? The index of
refraction of glass is 1.5.
3 Answer in units of µm.
6. δ = λ and φ = 3π
2
7. δ = 6 λ and φ = 12 π 022 10.0 points
The light reflected from a soap bubble of index
11 1.59 appears red (λ = 640 nm) at its center.
8. δ = λ and φ = 11 π
2 What is the minimum thickness?
Answer in units of nm.
9. δ = 3 λ and φ = 6π
9 023 10.0 points
10. δ = λ and φ = 9π An oil film (n = 1.57) floating on water (n =
2
1.33) is illuminated by white light at normal
018 10.0 points incidence. The film is 286 nm thick. The
A screen is illuminated by monochromatic reflected light will be predominately a single
light as shown in the figure below. color.
The distance from the slits to the screen is Find the wavelength of the dominant visible
3.4 m . light among the reflected light. Take the range
of visible light to be 400-700 nm.
Answer in units of nm.
1.4 cm

024 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points

0.76 mm

S1
θ Two rectangular, optically flat glass plates
(of index of refraction 1.44) are in con-
viewing
screen

S2 tact along one end and are separated along

3.4 m
What is the wave length if the distance from
the central bright region to the seventh dark
fringe is 1.4 cm .
Answer in units of nm.
019 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
A spectrometer uses a grating with
11000 lines/cm.
Find the angle at which red light, 635 nm,
has the first-order bright band.
Answer in units of ◦ .
the other end by a sheet of paper that is
42 µm thick. The top plate is illuminated by
monochromatic light (of wavelength 600 nm).
An interference pattern results from the re-
flection of this light by the bottom surface
of the top plate and the top surface of the
bottom plate.
What is the phase change as the light is
reflected from the top surface of the bottom
glass plate?
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1. ∆φ = π

2. none of these
π
3. ∆φ =
2
4. ∆φ = 0

5. ∆φ = 2 π

025 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points

Calculate the number of dark parallel bands
crossing the top plate including the dark band
at zero separation along the line of contact.
The last dark band is to be counted if and
only if its center (where the intensity is zero)
is present.