Convex lens makes things look bigger and concave lens makes things look smaller!
Convex lens make objects look bigger, Concave makes it smaller and farther away
A magnifying lens is convex i.e. it bulges outwards. A concave lens would make objects appear smaller.
Make the light divere
Because of it's shape a concave lens bends or refracts light outward away from the center of the lens and towards its thicker edges. The light rays never cross or meet a focal point so the image never inverts. A concave lens makes objects appear smaller than they really are.
Convex lens makes things look bigger and concave lens makes things look smaller!
Convex lens make objects look bigger, Concave makes it smaller and farther away
Uses of Concave LensesConcave lenses are used to make objects look smaller.
A magnifying lens is convex i.e. it bulges outwards. A concave lens would make objects appear smaller.
Make the light divere
Make the light divere
Concave is thinner in the center than the edges and convex lens is thicker in the center than on the edges :)
Because of it's shape a concave lens bends or refracts light outward away from the center of the lens and towards its thicker edges. The light rays never cross or meet a focal point so the image never inverts. A concave lens makes objects appear smaller than they really are.
Each concave lens bends light to make the object appear larger
Convex bulges outward (thicker in the center than the edge)Concave bulges inward (thinner in the center than the edge)Convex lenses magnify when you look through then, concave lenses make things look smaller.You can focus a distant object to a point with a convex lens (the image will be upside down).
The difference between concave and convex is that convex lenses are the type of lens that make images bigger, while concave make images smaller. Still confused, maybe this will help. When you think of concave think of a cave, how you can see a small image at the end of the cave, while convex is the opposite.
Each concave lens bends light to make the object appear larger