Physics GCSE
diverging lens
What diverging lens means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of diverging lens
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A concave lens spreads apart rays that arrive parallel to the principal axis, as though they had come from a point on the same side as the object.
Topics that use diverging lens
- Lenses (physics only) (AQA GCSE)
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