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Home · Schooling · CBSE · Class 12 · Physics · Ch 9

Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

Chapter 9

CBSE Class 12 Physics

Mirrors, refraction, lens formula, prism, microscope, telescope.

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  1. 1Snell's law: n1 sin θ1 = n2 sin θ2. If light goes from rarer to denser, the ray:

  2. 2Critical angle for total internal reflection of light from glass (n=1.5) to air:

  3. 3Power of lens with focal length 50 cm:

  4. 4Compound microscope produces final image that is:

  5. 5Refractive index of medium depends on:

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