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Which of the following glass is used to make lenses and prism?

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Flint

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Jena

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Pyrex

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Quartz

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Solution

The correct option is B Flint

Flint glass is optical glass that has a high refractive index and. A concave lens of flint glass combined with a convex lens of crown glass to produce a lens its optical properties, which reduces chromatic aberration (colour defects).
Hence option $A$ is correct.

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