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Date November 2019 Marks available 2 Reference code 19N.3.SL.TZ0.8
Level Standard level Paper Paper 3 Time zone 0 - no time zone
Command term Calculate Question number 8 Adapted from N/A

Question

A small object is placed at a distance of 2.0 cm from the objective lens of an optical compound microscope in normal adjustment.

The following data are available.

Magnification of the microscope   = 70
Focal length of the eyepiece         = 3.0 cm
Near point distance                       = 24 cm

State what is meant by normal adjustment when applied to a compound microscope.

[1]
a.

Calculate, in cm, the distance between the eyepiece and the image formed by the objective lens.

[2]
b.

Determine, in cm, the focal length of the objective lens.

[3]
c.

Markscheme

«the final» image is formed at the near point of the eye ✔

a.

«image is virtual so» v=-24 «cm» ✔

«1u=13.0+124» so u=27 «cm» ✔

b.

Me=vu=242.66=9.0  AND  Mo=7.09.0=7.8 

v0=2.0×7.8=15.6«cm» 

«1f=12+116» so f0=1.8«cm» 

NOTE: MP1 allow Me=Df+1=9

c.

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