What is the nature of the image formed by a concave lens when the object is plac

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What is the nature of the image formed by a concave lens when the object is placed at infinity?
  1. Real and inverted
  2. Virtual and upright
  3. Real and upright
  4. Virtual and inverted

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What is the nature of the image formed by a concave lens when the object is placed at infinity?
  • Step 1: Understand what a concave lens is. A concave lens is thinner in the middle and thicker at the edges.
  • Step 2: Know that when an object is placed at infinity, the light rays coming from the object are parallel.
  • Step 3: When these parallel light rays pass through a concave lens, they diverge (spread out).
  • Step 4: The diverging rays appear to come from a point behind the lens. This point is where the virtual image is formed.
  • Step 5: Remember that a virtual image cannot be projected on a screen because it is formed by rays that do not actually converge.
  • Step 6: The virtual image formed by a concave lens is upright, meaning it has the same orientation as the object.
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