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This defect is known as chromatic aberration. Other names that are used to refer to it include chromatic distortion, achromatism and spherochromatism.

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What is the focal length of a converging lens?

The focal length of a converging lens is the distance from the lens to the point where light rays converge after passing through the lens.


What is converging lens?

A converging lens is thin at the ends and thick in the middle. It is called converging because the rays of light passing through it, if parallel, converge at a point the other side. A magnifying glass uses a converging lens.


What is a converging lens?

A converging lens is thin at the ends and thick in the middle. It is called converging because the rays of light passing through it, if parallel, converge at a point the other side. A magnifying glass uses a converging lens.


What is converging length?

Converging lens refers to a type of lens that is thicker at the center than at the edges, causing light rays passing through it to converge to a focal point. This focal point is where the light rays intersect after passing through the lens, creating a real image.


What is the name of the point at which light rays meet after passing througha converging lens?

The point where light rays converge after passing through a converging lens is called the focal point.


Can a converging lens have more than one focus?

can a converging lens have more than one focus


How is the path of light through a converging lens like the path of light through a prism?

There are two main areas of similarity. The first is that light passes through a converging lens as well as through a prism. This may sound trivial, but light will not pass through a block of wood! The second similarity is that in both situations the rays of light will be refracted: they will be bent at the boundaries between the different media.


Can light rays converge?

Yes, light rays can converge when they pass through a converging lens or reflect off a concave mirror. In such cases, the light rays come together at a focal point after being refracted or reflected, forming a real image.


Why are convex lenses sometimes called converging lenses?

when the rays pass through the convex lens they tend to converge to the central horizontal axis as a result of which they seem to be meeting at common point so these are also called as converging lens.


Do ray diagrams apply to converging lenses and diverging?

Yes, ray diagrams can be used for both converging lenses and diverging lenses. For converging lenses, parallel rays converge at the focal point after passing through the lens. For diverging lenses, parallel rays appear to diverge from the focal point when traced back.


What At the forcal point of a converging lens the object?

At the focal point of a converging lens, the object will form a real image. This image will be inverted, reduced in size, and located on the opposite side of the lens as the object. The focal point is where the light rays converge after passing through the lens.


Is a double convex lens converging lens?

Yes converging lens. The power of the lens is given by reciprocal of its focal length. Moreover the power for converging action is +ve. So as we place two converging lenses ie convex lenses, then we have to add the powers. Once again the power becomes +ve. So converging action is definite.