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Refraction at Curved Surfaces

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Imagine a convex lens which is made out of a material whose optical density is less than that of air. It would be a converging lens.

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Solution

The correct option is B False
As per our analogy, the speed of light increases in that lens instead of being slowed down. So, this convex lens, diverges the light instead of converging it.

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