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a year agoContributor-Level 10
9.9 Size of the object, = 3 cm
Object distance, u = - 14 cm
Focal length of the concave lens, f = - 21 cm
Image distance = v
According to lens formula
- = or - =
= or v = = - 8.4 cm
Hence, the image is formed on the other side of the lens, 8.4 cm away from the lens. The negative sign shows that the image is erect and virtual.
The magnification of the image is given as:
m = =
= or = 0.6 = 1.8 cm
If the object is moved further away from the lens, then the virtual image will move towards the focus of
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
9.8 Object distance, u = 12 cm
Focal length of the convex lens, f = 20 cm
Image distance = v
According to lens formula
- = or - =
= or v = = 7.5 cm
Focal length of the concave lens, f = -16 cm
Image distance = v
According to lens formula
- = or - =
= or v = = 48 cm
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
9.7 Refractive index of glass, = 1.55
Focal length required for the double-convex lenses, f = 20 cm
Let the radius of curvature of one face of the lens be = and the other face be =
Let the radius of curvature of the double convex lenses be = R
Then and
The value of R can be calculated as:
= ( - 1)
= ( - 1)
0.05 = 0.55
R = 22 cm
Hence, the radius of curvature for double-convex lens is 22 cm.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
9.6 The angle of minimum deviation, = 40
Angle of prism, A = 60
Let the refractive index of water, , and the refractive index of prism material =
The angle of deviation is related to refractive index is given as
= = = 1.532
So the refractive index of prism material is 1.532
Since the prism is placed in water, let be the new angle of minimum deviation.
The refractive index of glass with respect to water is given by the relation:
= =
=
1.152 =
= 35.2
35.2 - 60 = 10.33&nb
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Initial kinetic energy of the rocket =
Initial potential energy of the rocket =
Total initial energy =
If 20% of initial kinetic energy is lost due to Martian atmosphere resistance, then only 80% of its kinetic energy helps in reaching a height
Total initial energy available = 0.8
Maximum height reached by the rocket = h
At this height, the velocity and hence the kinetic energy of the rocket becomes zero.
Total energy of the rocket at height h =
Applying the law of conservation of energy for the rocket, we can write:
0.4 =
0.4 = GM(
0.4 = GM( )
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Mass of the spaceship, = 1000 kg
Mass of the Sun, M = 2 * 1030 kg
Mass of Mars, = 6.4*1023 kg
Orbital radius of Mars, R = 2.28 *108 km = 2.28 *1011 m
Radius of Mars, r = 3395 km = 3.395
Universal Gravitational constant, G = 6.67*10-11 N m2 kg–2
Potential energy of the spaceship due to the gravitational attraction of the Sun =
Potential energy of the spaceship due to the gravitational attraction of Mars=
Since the spaceship is stationed on Mars, its velocity and hence its kinetic energy will be zero
Total energy of the spaceship = = + )
The negative sign indicates that th
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Yes, a body gets stuck to the surface of a star if the inward gravitational force is greater than the outward centrifugal force caused by the rotation of the star.
Gravitational force, = , where M = mass of the star = 2.5 = 5 kg
M = mass of the body, R = radius of the star = 12km = 1.2
= 2.31
Centrifugal force = mr where angular speed = 2 and angular frequency = 1.2 rev/s
mR( = m (1.2 = 6.81
Since , the body will remain stuck to the surface of the star.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Mass of the Earth, M = 6.0 kg
Radius of the Earth, R = 6400 km = 6.4 m
Height of geostationary satellite from the surface of the Earth, h = 36000 km = 3.6 m
Gravitational potential energy due to Earth's gravity at height h:
=
= = = 9.44 J/kg
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a year agoContributor-Level 10

Mass of each sphere, M = 100 kg
Separation between the spheres, r = 1 m
X is the midpoint between the spheres.
Gravitational force at point x will be zero. This is because gravitational force exerted by each spheres will act in opposite directions.
Gravitational potential at point x:
= = 4 = = J/kg
Any object placed at point x will be in equilibrium state, but the equilibrium is unstable. This is because any change in the position of the object will change the effective force in that direction.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Mass of each star, M = 2 * 1030 kg, Radius of each star, R = 104 km = m
Distance between stars, r = km = m
For negligible speed, v = 0
The total energy of two stars separated at a distance r
= = …….(i)
Now, consider the case when the stars are about to collide. Velocity of the stars = V, distance between the centres of the stars = 2R
Total kinetic energy of both stars = M + M = M
Total potential energy of both stars =
Total energy of two stars = M …….(ii)
Using the law of conservation of energy, we can write
M =
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