Chromatic aberration in a lens is caused by ________.
A
interference
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B
diffraction
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C
reflection
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D
dispersion
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Solution
The correct option is D dispersion Chromatic aberration in a lens caused by dispersion of light (i.e. spliting of while light into seven colours). Chromatic aberration can be cured by using a combination of convex lens and concave lens.