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Numerical - 07
07. A glass lens has a focal length of 5 cm in air. What will be its focal length in water? Refractive index of glass is 1.51 and that of water is 1.33.
 
Suggested solution:
 
If fa be the focal length of glass lens in air, then
 
 
If fw be the focal length of a glass lens in water, then
 
 
 
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