Which of the following statements is true about a diverging lens?
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Which of the following statements is true about a diverging lens?
It always produces real images
It has a positive focal length
It causes parallel rays to diverge
It can focus light to a point
A diverging lens causes parallel rays to diverge, making it impossible to focus light to a point.
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Q: Which of the following statements is true about a diverging lens?
Solution: A diverging lens causes parallel rays to diverge, making it impossible to focus light to a point.
Steps: 4
Step 1: Understand what a diverging lens is. A diverging lens is a type of lens that is thinner in the middle and thicker at the edges.
Step 2: Know how light behaves when it passes through a diverging lens. When parallel rays of light hit a diverging lens, they spread out or 'diverge' instead of coming together.
Step 3: Realize that because the light rays diverge, they do not meet at a single point. This means you cannot focus the light to a point like you can with a converging lens.
Step 4: Conclude that the statement 'A diverging lens causes parallel rays to diverge, making it impossible to focus light to a point' is true.
