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How would a pencil look like if you saw it through a concave lens? (Assume the pencil is close to the lens). Is the image real or virtual?

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How would a pencil look like if you saw it through a concave lens? (Assume the pencil is close to the lens). Is the image real or virtual?

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When a pencil is seen through a concave lens placed close to it, it appears smaller than its actual size and upright. Because a concave lens always diverges light rays, the image formed is virtual.

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Chapter 2: Refraction of Light - Exercise 5 [Page 120]

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Lakhmir Singh Physics [English] Class 10
Chapter 2 Refraction of Light
Exercise 5 | Q 14. (a) | Page 120
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