Question

A plano concave lens is one that has a surface that curves inward, making the lens thinner at its center than at its edges. Its effect on light is :_______.

a.) to make it appear as if incident parallel light is coming from a point close to the lens on the opposide side from the light source
b.) the diverge in incident beam of light
c.) to converge light to a focus
d.) to make it appear as if incident parallel light is coming from a point close to the lens on the same side as the light source

Answer 1

b.) the diverge in incident beam of light

Step-by-step explanation:

A lens refers to any refracting surface. The manner in which a lens is curved tells whether it is a concave(diverging) lens or a convex (converging) lens.

A convex lens is thicker at the center than at the edges. It makes light to converge at a point.

A concave lens is is thinner at the center than at the edges. It makes light to appear to diverge from a point, hence the answer above.