State two applications of lens.

      

State two applications of lens.

  

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Chrispoh
1. Used in microscopes
- A simple microscope
It is also known as a magnifying glass. When a converging lens is used such that the object is found between its principal focus and the lens, it forms a virtual, upright and magnified image. When used this way it serves as a simple microscope.
- A compound microscope
It consists of two converging lenses, objective lens and eyepiece lens both of short focal lengths. The lens closer to the object is called the objective lens while that closer to the eye is called the eyepiece lens. The focal length of the eyepiece lens is longer than that of the objective lens. The object is found between F and C of the objective
lens.
2. Used in cameras
3. Used in telescopes
chrispohmomanyi answered the question on October 8, 2017 at 11:40


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