A plane wave front falls on a convex lens. The emergent wave front is :
A
plane
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B
cylindrical
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C
spherical diverging
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D
spherical converging
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Solution
The correct option is D spherical converging A convex lens is thicker at the middle. When a light ray is incident parallel to principle axis it is refracted towards the focal point. Similarly when a plane wave front is incident on a convex lens the light is refracted towards a point on the focal plane. As the light is getting focused at a point it is converging and the emerging wave front is a spherical converging.