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Question
Make the correct choices in the following items :
A lens used as a magnifying glass
(i) ls a diverging lens
(ii) Produces a virtual image
(iii) ls placed with the object nearer the lens than the principle focus
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Solution
(ii) Produces a virtual image
(iii) ls placed with the object nearer the lens than the principle focus
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