Power of a lens

The power of a lens is defined as the ability of the lens to converge or diverge a beam of light falling on it. A lens is said to be of greater power if it diverges or converges a beam of light more strongly by focusing them closer to the optical centre. In other...

Magnification of a lens

The magnification of a lens may be defined as the ratio of the size (height) of the image to the size (height) of the object. The magnification of a lens is represented by the letter ‘m’. Thus,           m   =   or          m   =           Where,   h2   =   size of...

Lens Formula

A lens formula may be defined as the formula which gives the relationship between the distance of image (v), distance of object (u), and the focal length (f) of the lens. It may be written as:        Where,   v   =   Distance of image from optical centre of...