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प्रश्न
What is the shape of the wavefront in the following case?
Light emerging out of a convex lens when a point source is placed at its focus.
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उत्तर
The shape of the wavefront in the case of a light emerging out of a convex lens when a point source is placed at its focus is a parallel grid. This is shown in the given figure.

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संबंधित प्रश्न
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What is the shape of the wavefront in the following case?
Light diverging from a point source.
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(a) find the velocity of light in vacuum
(b) explain the particle behaviour of light
(c) find the new position of a wavefront
(d) explain Snell's Law
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According to Huygens principle, ______.
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- Light diverging from a point source?
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- the intensity decreases in proportion to the distance squared.
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- the intensity at the wavefront does not depend on the distance.
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