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Light rays converge as well as diverge. it depends upon the type of lens or mirror you pass it through. A concave lens or a convex mirror diverges the light whereas a convex lens or a concave mirror converges the light rays!
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True or false rays reflected from a convex mirror always converge?
False, diverge
What do lenses do to light rays?
They make the light rays converge to a point. Parallel rays converge at the focal point of the lens
A convex mirror will make light rays more what?
"A convex mirror is sometimes referred to as a divergingmirror due to the fact that incident light originating from the same point and will reflect off the mirror surface and diverge."So, a convex mirror will reflect and diverge (scatter) the incident light rays (it produces a virtual image), while a convex lens will do the opposite. It will converge light rays passing through it.
How are convex and concave lenses different from each other?
Convex lenses are thicker in the middle than at the edges. They cause light rays to converge. Concave lenses are thicker at the edges than they are in the middle. They cause light rays to spread out, or diverge.
When an object is placed near a screen why is there no image formed?
This is due to the way that light rays bend. When the image is close to the screen, the light rays reflect off the mirror and do not converge or diverge. Rather than travel perpendicular to each other, the light rays travel parallel?æto each other. This does not allow an image to form.
What will light rays that pass through a convex lens do?
spread out aplus users
True or false rays reflected from a convex mirror always converge?
False, diverge
What do lenses do to light rays?
They make the light rays converge to a point. Parallel rays converge at the focal point of the lens
Do rays that are not parellel intersect?
Rays that are not parallel do not necessarily intersect. Rays have a starting point and if they diverge, they will not intersect. If they converge from their starting point, then they will eventually intersect.
A convex mirror will make light rays more what?
"A convex mirror is sometimes referred to as a divergingmirror due to the fact that incident light originating from the same point and will reflect off the mirror surface and diverge."So, a convex mirror will reflect and diverge (scatter) the incident light rays (it produces a virtual image), while a convex lens will do the opposite. It will converge light rays passing through it.
What do converging lenses do to light rays?
They make the light rays converge to a point. Parallel rays converge at the focal point of the lens
What mirror will diverge light rays?
Light rays will be diverged by a convex mirror.
How are convex and concave lenses different from each other?
Convex lenses are thicker in the middle than at the edges. They cause light rays to converge. Concave lenses are thicker at the edges than they are in the middle. They cause light rays to spread out, or diverge.
Define power of the lens?
It is the ability of a lens to converge or diverge a ray of light.
What is meant by converge and diverge?
' Converge ' . . . meet, come together ' Diverge ' . . . . spread out, fly apart
Parallel light rays that pass through a convex lens are?
Converging. Tip: look at the pictures and read : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_(optics)
Why are lenses and mirrors used in optical tools?
Because they converge, diverge and reflect light.
