When monocromatic orange light is used instead of violet light in a convex lens, its focal length will: |
increase remains the same first decreases then increases decrease |
increase |
The correct answer is Option (1) → increase Since, the refractive index is wavelength dependent, for shorter wavelength (like violet), the $μ$ is higher while for larger wavelength (like orange), the refractive index is lower. and, $μ∝\frac{1}{f}$ Hence, when using monochromatic orange light, instead of violet light, the focal length of the lens increases. |