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Date November 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 3] Reference code 18N.3.SL.TZ0.b.i
Level SL Paper 3 Time zone TZ0
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18N.3.SL.TZ0.b.i

The diagram shows two light rays that form an intermediate image by the objective lens of an optical compound microscope. These rays are incident on the eyepiece lens. The focal points of the two lenses are marked.

The object O is placed at a distance of 24.0 mm from the objective lens and the final image is formed at a distance 240 mm from the eyepiece lens. The focal length of the objective lens is 20.0 mm and that of the eyepiece lens is 60.0 mm. The near point of the observer is at a distance of 240 mm from the eyepiece lens.

Calculate the distance between the lenses.

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distance of intermediate image from objective is 

1 v = 1 20 − 1 24 ie: v = 120 «mm» ✔

distance of intermediate image from eyepiece is

1 u = 1 60 − ( − 1 240 )  ie: u = 48 «mm» ✔

lens separation 168 «mm» ✔

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