Shown in the figure here is a convergent lens placed inside a cell filled with a liquid. The lens has focal length + 20 cm when in air and its material has refractive index 1.50. If the liquid has refractive index 1.60, the focal length of the system is
Options:
A .  + 80 cm
B .  – 80 cm
C .  – 24 cm
D .  –100 cm
Answer: Option D : D 1F=1f1+1f2+1f3 1f1=(1.6−1)(1∞−120)=0.620=−3100...(i) 1f2=(1.5−1)(120−1−20)=120...(ii) 1f3=(1.6−1)(1−20−1∞)=−3100...(iii) ⇒1F=−3100+120−3100⇒F=−100cm
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