Question

Himanshu passes a parallel beam of light through a concave lens. He observes that when the ray of light passes through the lens it___________.

• A. diverges
• B. converges
• C. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> is parallel
• D. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> meets at a point

Answer 1

The correct option is A diverges

When a parallel beam of light is passed through a concave lens it diverges. Hence concave lenses are called diverging lenses. The image formed by a concave lens is virtual, erect and smaller in size than the object.