Concave lenses are called lenses.

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Solution

The correct option is A diverging
When a parallel rays of light falls on concave lens, the ray of light diverges.
Therefore, concave lenses are called diverging lenses.
Whereas, parallel rays of light falling on a convex lens converges, and that is why convex lenses are called as converging lenses.

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A concave lens is called a diverging lens because the incident rays are bent ________.

(a) Explain with the help of a diagram, why the concave lens is also called a diverging lens. (b) Define the principal focus of a concave lens.

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