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A lens is a curved piece of glass or other transparent substance that is used to refract light.

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Ninety percent of light incident on a certain piece of glass passes through it How much light passes through two pieces of this glass?

One pane of glass will allow 90 percent of light through. A second pane will allow 90 percent of that 90 percent, which is equal to 81 percent of the original light source.


When a simple magnifying glass is used properly how will the image will be formed?

Yes, but it will not be clearly resolved because it is not at the focal length. The same could be said for the image just outside the focal length. The further from the focal length the attempt is made to resolve the image, the poorer the resolution will become.


What is the name of a Small glass or plastic piece that is used to cover a water drop on a slide?

cover slip is a small piece of glass which is used to cover.


What happens when light hits a bent piece of glass?

Some of the light is reflected off the glass at the same angle - in a manner and angle similar to that of a ball deflected off a surface at a similar angle. This is what happens when light reflects from car windows into our faces. Much of the light, however, will penetrate the glass, so that the light source is seen from the other side. Nevertheless, on contact with the glass, the light that penetrates will be refracted (bent) and travel through the glass at a different angle from that of its original contact with the glass; but once having travelled through the glass, it will leave at its original angle of contact. The amount of refraction depends on a number of factors, but especially, on the thickness of the glass and specific angle of contact involved. So, the light bends as it passes through the glass, but leaves at its original angle.


What is the Small glass that is used to cover a water drop on the slide of a microscope?

the stage is the small glass piece on the microscope.

Related Questions

What is a curved piece of glass or other transparent substances that is used to refract light?

A lens


What is a curved piece of glass or other transparent substance that is used to refract light?

A lens


What is A curved piece of glass or other transparent material that is used to refract light is called a(n)?

Lens.


What causes light to refract when it hits a piece of glass?

the light rays hit the piece of glass and the surface of the glass causes it to refract


What is a curved piece of glass or other transparent material that is used to refract light is called?

It's called a concave lens.


What is a curved piece of glass or other transparent materials that is used to refract light is called?

It's called a concave lens.


Explain why a flat piece of glass does not bring light to a focus while a curved piece of glass can?

When light passes through a flat piece of glass, like a window, the light is refracted at both surfaces, but the exiting ray of light is parallel to the entering ray and hence the light's path is not really changed.


What is a curved piece of glass or other transparent material that is used to retract light?

A lens is a curved piece of glass or transparent material that is designed to refract (bend) light rays, focusing them to create an image. Lenses are commonly used in cameras, eyeglasses, microscopes, and telescopes.


Transparent material with one curved side?

A lens is a piece of glass or other hard clear material molded with either one side flat and the other curved, or both sides curved. The curving side/s are to refract or bend light.


What is a curved piece of glass that bends light?

A lens


What is a piece of material which light can pass through and is used to refract light?

A prism- can be made of glass or plastic


What happens to light that passes through a curved piece of glass?

Light passing through a curved piece of glass will undergo refraction due to the change in the glass density. The light rays will bend as they enter and exit the curved glass, focusing or dispersing the light depending on the shape of the curve.