When a biconvex lens of glass having refractive index 1.47 is dipped in a liquid, it acts as a plane sheet of glass. This implies that the liquid must have refractive index
- equal to that of glass
- less than one
- greater than that of glass
- less than that of glass
Answer
(1) equal to that of glass
Solution
By the lens maker's formula in a liquid:
1f = ( g l - 1 ) ( 1R1 - 1R2 )
A plane sheet has no converging or diverging power 1f = 0
g l = 1
l = g = 1.47, i.e. equal to that of glass.
Answer: (1)