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The teacher is demonstrating the experiment of the focal length of a convex lens using the u-v…

Physics20251 markShort answer
The teacher is demonstrating the experiment of the focal length of a convex lens using the u-v method. After the teacher takes readings P and Q, he/she assigns two students (Student 1 and Student 2) to take the subsequent readings, assuming that the teacher is right. The graph shows the readings. What error do you observe in the readings of Student 1?
Figure 75
Figure 75

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Student 1 has kept his lens at F, the image would be at infinity.
Ray Optics and Optical Instruments

From ISC 2025 Practice Physics, question 75(c).

Check your working with the Lens and mirror calculator: image distance, magnification and nature for any lens or mirror, with the ray diagram.