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    The document describes an experiment to determine the radius of curvature of a convex lens using Newton's rings. [1] Newton's rings are formed by interference patterns between light reflected from the interface of a convex lens and a glass plate placed on top of it. [2] By measuring the diameters of different order rings and using the formula provided, which relates the difference in diameters to the radius of curvature, the radius can be calculated. [3] The experiment involves arranging the apparatus, focusing to view the rings clearly, measuring the diameters of different order rings, and using the formula to determine the radius of curvature of the given convex lens.

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    The document describes an experiment to determine the radius of curvature of a convex lens using Newton's rings. [1] Newton's rings are formed by interference patterns between light reflected from the interface of a convex lens and a glass plate placed on top of it. [2] By measuring the diameters of different order rings and using the formula provided, which relates the difference in diameters to the radius of curvature, the radius can be calculated. [3] The experiment involves arranging the apparatus, focusing to view the rings clearly, measuring the diameters of different order rings, and using the formula to determine the radius of curvature of the given convex lens.

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    The document describes an experiment to determine the radius of curvature of a convex lens using Newton's rings. [1] Newton's rings are formed by interference patterns between light reflected from the interface of a convex lens and a glass plate placed on top of it. [2] By measuring the diameters of different order rings and using the formula provided, which relates the difference in diameters to the radius of curvature, the radius can be calculated. [3] The experiment involves arranging the apparatus, focusing to view the rings clearly, measuring the diameters of different order rings, and using the formula to determine the radius of curvature of the given convex lens.

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    VIT University, Vellore Campus Materials Science Lab Manual and Record

    Date: Reg. No.

    NewtoN’s riNgs: determiNatioN of radius of curvature of a


    convex lens

    Aim of the Experiment:

    To determine the radius of curvature of a convex lens by forming Newton’s rings

    Apparatus Required:

     Travelling microscope
     Sodium vapour lamp
     Convex lens
     Plane glass plate
     Magnifying glass

    Basic Theory:

    A thin wedge shaped air film is created by placing a plane convex lens on a flat glass plate.
    When a monochromatic beam of light is incident at an angle of 45 o (known as normal
    incidence) on this arrangement, concentric circles of alternate bright and dark fringes are
    formed. This interference pattern is known as Newton’s rings. Newton’s rings are formed due
    to the interference between the waves which are partially reflected from top surface of the air
    film and those reflected from the bottom surface of the air film formed between the given
    lens and glass plate.

    The radius of curvature of the given lens is given by,

    (d m2  n  d m2 )
    R
    4n

    dm – diameter of the mth dark ring

    dm+n – diameter of the (m+n)th dark ring

    n – order of the ring (= 15)

     - wavelength of sodium vapour lamp (= 589.3 nm)


    VIT University, Vellore Campus PHY 102 (Materials Science) Lab Manual and Record
    Date: Reg. No.

    Procedure:

    10. Arrange the experimental set-up as shown in above figure.


    11. Adjust the focusing knob of the microscope to obtain good contrast bright and dark
    fringes.
    12. Focus the microscope on the clear dark ring at the center and assign it as the mth ring.
    13. Move the microscope to the left side and make its crosswire tangential with the
    (m+27)th ring and note the reading in the horizontal scale.
    14. Using the screw for fine adjustments, note down the readings on the horizontal scale
    for (m+24)th, (m+21)th ….mth ring on left side.
    15. Now move the microscope in the same direction (to avoid backlash error) to the right
    hand side of the ring pattern and note the readings by making the crosswire tangential
    with (m+3)rd, …..(m+27)th ring on the right side. Tabulate the readings.
    16. Divide the readings into two halves and find the difference between the diameters of
    pairs of rings for which the difference is 15. This is equal to the diameter of rings of
    order n = 15.
    17. Using the formula calculate the radius of curvature of the given convex lens
    VIT University, Vellore Campus PHY 102 (Materials Science) Lab Manual and Record
    Date: Reg. No.
    Table 1: (Least count of travelling microscope = ____________)

    Order Microscope Readings ( ) d d2

    Left Right ( ) ( )
    MSR VSR TR MSR VSR TR

    m+3

    m+6

    m+9

    m+12

    m+15

    m+18

    m+21

    m+24

    m+27
    VIT University, Vellore Campus PHY 102 (Materials Science) Lab Manual and Record
    Date: Reg. No.
    Table 2:

    S. No. ( ) Mean ( ) R ( )

    Calculations:

    Results:

    The radius of curvature of the given convex lens is found to be:

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