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A magnifying glass is an example of a _______ lens.

A. plano-concave
B. converging
C. plano-convex
D. double-concave

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The correct answer is B. The magnifying lens is a converging lens. It focuses the incoming light to one single point. It can be proved when you use the magnifying glass to burn a piece of paper. You can observe that the light will concentrate at a single point.
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