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Question 38

Light from a distant transmitter enters an optical receiver as rays parallel to the principal axis of a converging lens. The lens has a power of +4.0 D+4.0\ \text{D}+4.0 D. A light sensor is 0.30 m from the optical centre of the lens on the opposite side from the transmitter. The sensor needs to be positioned where the rays meet.

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Calculate the focal length of the lens.

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Explain how the position of the sensor should be changed.

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5.1 Reflection, refraction and lenses Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /5.1 Reflection, refraction and lenses

93 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 5.1 Reflection, refraction and lenses, covering 5.1.1 Reflection, refraction and total internal reflection, 5.1.2 Specular and diffuse reflection, 5.1.3 Colour of light: absorption and filters, 5.1.4 Lenses: power, focal length and shape, 5.1.5 Ray diagrams for converging and diverging lenses, and 5.1.6 Real and virtual images. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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