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A doctor has prescribed a corrective lens of power, `-1.5D`. Find the focal length of the lens. Is the prescribed lens diverging or converging?

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To solve the problem, we need to find the focal length of a lens given its power and determine whether it is a diverging or converging lens. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the Given Data**: - The power of the lens (P) is given as `-1.5 D`. 2. **Use the Formula for Power of a Lens**: ...
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LAKHMIR SINGH & MANJIT KAUR-REFRACTION OF LIGHT-Exercise
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  2. The optician's prescription for a spectacle lens is marked +0.5D. What...

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  3. A doctor has prescribed a corrective lens of power, -1.5D. Find the fo...

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  4. A lens has a focal length of, -10cm. What is the power of the lens and...

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  5. The focal length of a lens is +150mm. What kind of lens is it and what...

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  6. Fill in the following blanks with suitable words: a) The reciprocal ...

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  7. An object of height 4 cm is placed at a distance of 15 cm in front of ...

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  8. An object of height 4.25 mm is placed at a distance 10 cm from a conve...

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  9. A convex lens of power 5 D and a concave lens of power 7.5 D are place...

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  10. A convex lens of focal length 25 cm and a concave lens of focal length...

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  11. The power of a combination of two lenses X and Y is 5 D. If the focal ...

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  12. Two lenses A and B have focal length of +20 cm and, -10 cm, respective...

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  13. a) What do you understand by the power of a lens? Name one factor on w...

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  14. a) Two lenses A and B have power of i) +2D and ii) -4 D respectively. ...

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  15. The focal lengths of four convex lens P,Q, R and S are 20cm, 15 cm, 5 ...

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  16. A converging lens has a focal length of 50cm. The power of this lens i...

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  17. A diverging lens has a focal length of 0.10m. The power of this lens w...

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  18. The power of a lens is +2.0D. Its focal length should be:

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  19. If a spherical lens has a power of, -0.25 D, the focal length of this ...

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  20. The power of a concave lens is 10 D and that of a convex lens is 6 D. ...

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