Thin lenses — Core Learning Objectives
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- Describe the action of thin converging and thin diverging lenses on a parallel beam of light
- Define and use the terms focal length, principal axis and principal focus (focal point)
- Draw and use ray diagrams for the formation of a real image by a converging lens
- Describe the characteristics of an image using the terms enlarged/same size/diminished, upright/inverted and real/virtual
- Know that a virtual image is formed when diverging rays are extrapolated backwards and does not form a visible projection on a screen
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