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Due to a property called Refraction, transparent materials are able to change the direction of light.
By making a disc with a uniform curvature, one can focus the light into a cone shape, or essentially taking light that is in a parallel path "" and focus it into an "X" shape with all light intersecting in a single point.
By reversing this, the light from a single point in the "X" passes through the lens to form parallel light paths "" that are much larger, and then are directed to your eye (which again uses a lens to focus light on your retina).
And, in this way, the microscope lenses can take something that is very very small and make it appear to be much larger.
Microscopes use lenses as the lenses focus light, giving a clear, zoomed in picture.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoFor any thin lens, the ray of light through the "center" of the lens is undeflected, while the rest of the lens bends the light to focus it. Draw for yourself a stick man with a lens out to his right, at his belt level. Light from his head goes down to go through the center of the lens, light from his toes goes up. The image forms some distance further to the right, depending on the focal length of the lens. If you draw this, you will see that the projected image of his toes MUST be above the image of his head, inverting his image.
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∙ 11y agoThe objective lens inverts the image because the rays of light from the image fall behind the focal point.
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What is the difference between converging lens and diverging lens?
converging lens show virtual and real images while diverging shows virtual images.
A lens that forms images by refracting light rays together is called what?
A lens that forms images by refracting light rays together is called what?
A lens is a transparent object that forms images by?
It refracts light!:)
Does a convex lens invert images?
Yes. Image formed by convex lens is laterally inverted. However, It should be kept in mind that convex lens can form both real and virtual images. If the object is placed beyond F (Focus), then real image will be formed and laterally inverted. However, if the object is placed between F and C. Then the images formed will be virtual but NOT laterally inverted. For concave lens, all images formed is on the same side so the images formed is NOT laterally inverted
The differences in converging lens and a diverging lens?
A diverging light ray spreads out (diverges) in different directions, while a convergent light ray comes together (converges) at a single point known as the focus.
What is the difference between converging lens and diverging lens?
converging lens show virtual and real images while diverging shows virtual images.
A lens that forms images by refracting light rays together is called what?
A lens that forms images by refracting light rays together is called what?
What kind of lens produces images in which distant objects appear close?
diverging lens
Similarity between convex lens and concave lens?
they are both lenses and form images
Why do not we see inverted image though eye lens is convex?
our optic nerves invert the image and our brain reads it
How are hand lens and microscope?
Both magnify images
What kind of lens can be used to produce a virtual image?
Convex lens produces both real and virtual images. But concave lens produces only virtual images for real objects. If object is virtual then real image could be produced by a concave lens.
A lens is a transparent object that forms images by?
It refracts light!:)
How are hand lens and microscope alike?
Both magnify images
What types of images does a concave lens form?
A virtual image.
Which phenomenon of light accounts for the formation of images by a lens?
refraction
What lens can produce only virtual images because parellel light rays passing through the lens never meet?
A bi concave lens
