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Standard XII
Physics
Common Rays in Thin Lenses
When will a c...
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When will a concave lens behave like a convex lens and
when will a convex lens behave like a concave lens?
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A convex lens behaves as a concave lens and vice versa when placed in a liquid of refractive index greater than the refractive index of the lens.
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