Unit: Optics
Year: 1996 Question#: 94
Question: A student uses a magnifying glass to examine the crystals in a mineral specimen. The magnifying glass contains a ...
(1 ) convex (diverging) mirror
(2 ) convex (converging) lens
(3 ) concave (diverging) lens
(4 ) plane mirror
What is this question really asking?
Explanation by: SM
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Answer 1
convex (diverging) mirror
INCORRECT
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Answer 2
convex (converging) lens
CORRECT
see diagram
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Answer 3
concave (diverging) lens
INCORRECT
The image will be virtual, but smaller. return to top
Answer 4
plane mirror
INCORRECT
does not enlarge return to top
What's this question really asking?
Identification of different kinds of mirrors and lenses, converging or diverging. return to top
