A compound microscope is designed with two symmetric biconvex lenses. The objective lens is cut vertically, creating two identical plano-convex lenses. One of them is used in place of original objective lens. To retain same magnification keeping the object distance unchanged, the tube length has to be
- increased two times
- increased 32 times
- decreased two times
- decreased 32 times
Answer
(1) increased two times
Solution
Symmetric biconvex lens: 1f=( -1) ( 1R+ 1R )= 2( -1)R
Plano-convex half (R2= ): 1f'=( -1) 1R ⇒ f'=2f
∴ New objective focal length fo'=2fo
Magnifying power of the compound microscope: m Lfo Dfe
For the same m (eyepiece unchanged): L'fo'= Lfo ⇒ L'= fo'foL=2L
∴ The tube length has to be increased two times.
Answer: (1)