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The concave lens is described as a diverging lens because it causes light rays to:
ABend toward its axis
BStop at its surface
CReverse their colour
DBend away from its axis
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Bend away from its axis
1. The other lens type spreads light rather than gathering it.
2. A converging lens brings parallel rays to a single point.
3. The concave lens is a diverging lens.
4. It causes the light rays to bend away, or diverge, from its axis.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 25 'Geometric Optics', sections 25.1-25.7_
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