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How is the power of a lens related to its focal length?

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How is the power of a lens related to its focal length?

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Power of lens (in D) = `1/"focal lenght (in metre)"`

1 diopter = `1/"focal lenght (in metre)"`

Or D = `(100  "cm")/"Focal length"`

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अध्याय 5: Refraction through a Lens - EXERCISE - 5 (C) [पृष्ठ १२६]

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सेलिना Concise Physics [English] Class 10 ICSE
अध्याय 5 Refraction through a Lens
EXERCISE - 5 (C) | Q 7. | पृष्ठ १२६

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