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Refraction of Light at Curved Surfaces

Telangana Board · Class 10 · Physical Sciences

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1. Curved Surfaces: Basic Terms and Refraction

  • The centre of the sphere, of which curved surface is a part, is called the centre of curvature and is denoted by C.
  • The centre of the curved surface is called the pole P.
  • The line joining the centre of curvature and the pole is called the principal axis.
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2. Image Formation at a Curved Surface

  • Light from a point object on the principal axis can form an image by refraction at a curved surface.
  • One ray passes along the principal axis and remains undeviated.
  • Another ray strikes the curved surface and bends according to the refractive indices of the two media.
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3. Lens Basics and Terminology

  • A lens is formed when a transparent material is bounded by two surfaces, of which one or both are spherical.
  • A lens is bounded by at least one curved surface.
  • A double convex lens is thick at the middle and thin at the edges.
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4. Ray Rules for Lenses

  • Any ray passing along the principal axis is undeviated.
  • Any ray passing through the optic centre is also undeviated.
  • A ray passing through the focus emerges parallel to the principal axis after refraction.

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The centre of curvature isA ray bends towards the normalThe focal point is the pointFor refraction at a spherical surfaceDistances measured along the direction

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