(a) Explain with the help of a diagram, why the concave lens is also called a perging lens.
(b) Define the principal focus of a concave lens.
(a) A concave lens is also called a diverging lens because it diverges or spreads the parallel rays of light passing through it.
Think of a flashlight or torch, in which the light from the small bulb passes through the lens and spreads out into a bigger beam on the other side. Look at the diagram given below.
(b) The principal focus $(F)$ of a concave lens is a point on its principal axis from which all the light rays, originally parallel to the principal axis, appear to diverge after passing through the lens.
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