Experiment 20: Spherical Mirrors and Lenses

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EXPERIMENT 20: Spherical Mirrors and Lenses November 20, 2013 Physics 202, Section B51 INTRODUCTION This lab investigated from spherical mirrors and lenses. Mirrors reflect light whereas lenses transmit light. These devices have many common applications. Convex mirrors are used in stores to monitor aisles and merchandise and concave spherical mirrors are used as flashlight reflectors. Spherical lenses are used to converge and focus light (convex lenses) and to diverge light (concave spherical lenses). Many of us wear lenses in the form of eyeglasses or contact lenses. Cameras and projectors use lens systems to magnify and form images on screens. In this experiment, the fundamental properties of spherical mirrors and lenses will be investigated through ray diagrams, measurements on the optical bench, and the spherical mirror/lens equation so as to learn the parameters that govern their use. After completing the lab we are able to distinguish among converging and diverging spherical mirrors and lenses, determine the image characteristics for spherical mirrors graphically using ray diagrams and analytically using the mirror equation and magnification focus, and finally determine the image characteristics for spherical lenses graphically using ray diagrams and analytically using the thin-lens equation and magnification factor. DATA TABLE 1: | Experimental | Computed | di percent difference | | do | di | M factor(estimated) | di | M | | do>R | 15.5 | 8.8 | -0.568 | 8.799 | -0.568 | -0.0114 | do=R | 11 | 11 | -1 | 11.46 | -1.042 | 4.014 | f<do<R | 8 | 16.5 | -2.0625 | 18.78 | -2.3475 | 12.14 | do<f | 4.9 | --- | --- | -38.72 | 7.9 | --- | CALCULATIONS: DATA TABLE 2: | Experimental | Computed | di percent difference | | do | di | M factor(estimated) | di | M | | do>2f | 30 | 16.5 | -0.55 | 13.73 | -0.4576 |

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