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प्रश्न
Fill in the following blank with suitable word:
For converging lenses, the power is __________ while for diverging lenses, the power is ___________.
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उत्तर
For converging lenses, the power is positive while for diverging lenses, the power is negative.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What is meant by a power of a lens? Define its SI unit.
Define the power of a lens.
State the power of a lens S.I. unit.
(a) At what distance should the lens be held from the figure in order to view the squares distinctly with the maximum possible magnifying power?
(b) What is the magnification in this case?
(c) Is the magnification equal to the magnifying power in this case? Explain.

You have two lenses A and B of focal lengths +10 cm and –10 cm, respectively. State the nature and power of each lens. Which of the two lenses will form a virtual and magnified image of an object placed 8 cm from the lens? Draw a ray diagram to justify your answer
A student uses a lens of focal length 40 cm and another of –20 cm. Write the nature and power of each lens
What can you see in a completely dark room? If you switch on an electric bulb in this dark room as a light source, explain how you could now see:
(a) the electric bulb
(b) a piece of white paper
What is the nature of a lens having a power of + 0.5 D?
The optician's prescription for a spectacle lens is marked +0.5 D. What is the:
(a) nature of spectacle lens?
(b) focal length of spectacle lens?
A convex lens of power 5 D and a concave lens of power 7.5 D are placed in contact with each other. What is the :
(a) power of this combination of lenses?
(b) focal length of this combination of lenses?
What do you understand by the power of a lens?
What is the unit of power of a lens? Define the unit of power of a lens.
Find the radius of curvature of the convex surface of a plano-convex lens, whose focal length is 0.3 m and the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5.
A screen is placed a distance 40 cm away from an illuminated object. A converging lens is placed between the source and the screen and its is attempted to form the image of the source on the screen. If no position could be found, the focal length of the lens
A double convex lens has focal length 25 cm. The radius of curvature of one of the surfaces is double of the other. Find the radii, if the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5.
Consider the situation described in the previous problem. Where should a point source be placed on the principal axis so that the two images form at the same place?
Complete the diagram to show the formation of the image of the object AB.

(i) Name the Lens LL’.
(ii) Where is the image of the object AB formed?
(iii) State three characteristics of the image.
Focal length : metre : : power of lens : _______
Power of a lens is – 4D, then its focal length is
Match the following:
| Column - I | Column - II | ||
| 1 | Retina | a | Path way of light |
| 2 | Pupil | b | Far point comes closer |
| 3 | Ciliary muscles | c | near point moves away |
| 4 | Myopia | d | Screen of the eye |
| 5 | Hypermetropia | e | Power of accommodation |
Assertion and reasoning type
- Assertion: Myopia is due to the increase in the converging power of eye lens.
- Reason: Myopia can be corrected with the help of concave lens.
A point object is placed at O in front of a glass sphere as shown in figure.

Show the formation of the image by the sphere.
When monochromatic red light is used instead of blue light in a convex lens, its focal length will ______.
The focal length of a double convex lens is equal to the radius of curvature of either surface. What is the refractive index of its material?
In what unit is the power of a lens expressed?
The power of a lens placed in a medium is given by:
When a lens is placed in a liquid, light refracts at:
The power of a lens of focal length \[f = 0.5\,m\] is:
