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Date November 2016 Marks available 3 Reference code 16N.3.SL.TZ0.12
Level Standard level Paper Paper 3 Time zone Time zone 0
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Question

A lamp is located 6.0 m from a screen.

Somewhere between the lamp and the screen, a lens is placed so that it produces a real inverted image on the screen. The image produced is 4.0 times larger than the lamp.

Identify the nature of the lens.

[1]
a.

Determine the distance between the lamp and the lens.

[3]
b.

Calculate the focal length of the lens.

[1]
c.

The lens is moved to a second position where the image on the screen is again focused. The lamp–screen distance does not change. Compare the characteristics of this new image with the original image.

[2]
d.

Markscheme

converging/positive/biconvex/plane convex

Do not accept convex.

a.

\(\frac{v}{u} = 4\)
Award [3] for a bald correct answer.

= 6
Allow [1] if the answer is 4.8 «m».

so lens is 1.2 «m» from object or u = 1.2 «m»

b.

«\(\frac{1}{u} + \frac{1}{v} = \frac{1}{f}\), so \(\frac{1}{{1.2}} + \frac{1}{{4.8}} = \frac{1}{f}\), so» = 0.96 «m» or 1 «m»

Watch for ECF from (b)

c.

real AND inverted

smaller OR diminished

d.

Examiners report

[N/A]
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Syllabus sections

Option C: Imaging » Option C: Imaging (Core topics) » C.1 – Introduction to imaging
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