Question #212464

A plano-concave lens is made of glass which has a refractive index of 1.5. One surface is flat, and the concave surface has a radius of curvature of 25 cm. determine the focal length of this lens.




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Expert's answer
2021-07-05T17:48:40-0400

We know that

1f=(μ1)(1R21R2)\frac{1}{f}=(\mu-1)(\frac{1}{R_2}-\frac{1}{R_2})

1f=(1.51)(1infinite125)\frac{1}{f}=(1.5-1)(\frac{1}{infinite}-\frac{1}{25})

1f=0.5(0125)\frac{1}{f}=0.5(0-\frac{1}{25})

1f=150\frac{1}{f}=-\frac{1}{50}

f=50cmf=-50 cm


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