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Question
When an object is kept at any distance in front of a concave lens, the image formed is always:
(a) virtual, erect and magnified
(b) virtual, inverted and diminished.
(c) virtual, erect and diminished
(d) virtual, erect and same size as object
Solution
virtual, erect and diminished
A concave lens always forms a virtual, erect and diminished image.
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