CONVEX LENS Convex lens is thicker at the centre and thinner at the edges. An optical lens is generally made up of two spherical surfaces. If those surfaces are bent outwards, the lens is called a biconvex lens or simply convex lens. These type of lenses can converge a beam of light coming from outside and focus it to a point on the other side. This point is known as the focus and the distance between the centre of the lens to the focus is called the focal length of convex lens. However, if one of the surfaces is flat and the other convex, then it is called a plano-convex lens. Difference between convex and concave lens: There is another type of lens known as concave lens. The major differences between the two are: CONVEX CONCAVE This lens converges a straight beam of light. This lens diverges a straight beam of light. This lens is thicker at the centre and gets thinner as we move towards the edges. This lens is thi...
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