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Standard XII
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Lens Maker's Formula
A concave len...
Question
A concave lens of refractive index
1.5
is immersed in a medium of refractive index
1.65
. What is the nature of the lens?
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Solution
Given -
a
n
l
=
1.65
,
a
n
g
=
1.5
it is clear that
a
n
l
>
a
n
g
therefore
l
n
g
=
a
n
g
/
a
n
l
<
1
in this condition
1
f
l
=
(
l
n
g
−
1
)
(
1
/
R
1
−
1
/
R
2
)
,
1
f
l
<
1
i.e. -ive
it means nature of lens will change , the concave lens will behave like a convex lens
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