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Concave Lens

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Experiment No 5

FOCAL LENGTH OF A CONCAVE LENS


Aim: To determine the focal length of a given concave lens using convex lens
Apparatus Required : Lens stand, screen, convex lens, concave lens. Light source
Theory: Concave lens forms a virtual image . So a convex lens is used to make the
light rays to converge.
𝑢𝑣
Formula: focal length of the convex lens f1 =
𝑢+𝑣
𝑢𝑣
Focal length of the combination of lenses F =
𝑢+𝑣

Where u is the object distance and v is the image distance in cm


The focal length of the concave lens can be determined from the formula
𝑓1 𝑥 𝐹
F2 =
𝑓1−𝐹

Procedure:
1. The given convex lens is mounted on a lens stand and placed in front of the light
source at a definite distance say ‘u’
2. The screen is placed behind the lens and its position is adjusted to get a clear
image.
3. The distance between the screen and the image is measured as ‘v’
4. The focal length of the lens is calculated as f1
5. The above procedure is repeated by placing both the lenses in contact.
6. The focal length of the combination is calculated as F
7. The focal length of the concave lens is calculated using the formula
Observation:
Determination of focal length of convex lens
S. No Object distance Image distance ‘ Focal length
‘u’ cm v’ cm f1= uv/u+v cm
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2
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4
5
Mean f1 =
Determination of focal length of Combination
S. No Object distance Image distance Focal length
‘u’ cm ‘ v’ cm F= uv/u+v cm
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2
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Mean F=
Ray Diagram

Calculation:

Precautions:
1. Do not disturb the light source and convex lens while noting down the object or
image distance.
2. The convex lens should have smaller focal length than the concave lens.
Source of Error:
1. The formula is applicable for thin lenses and so there is an error in the
determination of the focal length
2. Principal axis of the lens may not be parallel to the lens and the screen

Result: The focal length of the given concave lens was found to be …………cm

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