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Which of the two has a greater power : a lens of short focal length or a lens of large focal length?

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Which of the two has a greater power: a lens of short focal length or a lens of large focal length?

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A lens with a shorter focal length will have more power because power varies inversely with focal length .

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अध्याय 2: Refraction of Light - Exercise 7 [पृष्ठ २६१]

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लखमीर सिंग Physics [English] Class 10
अध्याय 2 Refraction of Light
Exercise 7 | Q 6 | पृष्ठ २६१

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