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    Lenses are transparent optical materials with curved surfaces that refract light to converge or diverge it. The key properties of lenses that determine their ability to refract light and form images are focal point, focal length, optical center, principal axis, aperture, curvature, magnification, and power. Understanding these properties is critical for how lenses function in optical instruments like cameras, telescopes, and microscopes.

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    Lenses are transparent optical materials with curved surfaces that refract light to converge or diverge it. The key properties of lenses that determine their ability to refract light and form images are focal point, focal length, optical center, principal axis, aperture, curvature, magnification, and power. Understanding these properties is critical for how lenses function in optical instruments like cameras, telescopes, and microscopes.

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    Lenses are transparent optical materials with curved surfaces that refract light to converge or diverge it. The key properties of lenses that determine their ability to refract light and form images are focal point, focal length, optical center, principal axis, aperture, curvature, magnification, and power. Understanding these properties is critical for how lenses function in optical instruments like cameras, telescopes, and microscopes.

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    Lenses are transparent optical materials with curved surfaces that refract light to converge or diverge it. The key properties of lenses that determine their ability to refract light and form images are focal point, focal length, optical center, principal axis, aperture, curvature, magnification, and power. Understanding these properties is critical for how lenses function in optical instruments like cameras, telescopes, and microscopes.

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    properties of lenses

    Lenses are transparent optical materials with a curved surface. They are used
    to refract (bend) light, either converging it or diverging it. The properties of lenses are
    critical to their ability to refract light and form images. Here are some of the main
    properties of lenses:

    1. Focal point: The point on the principal axis where a converging lens (convex) or
    diverging lens (concave) causes parallel light rays to meet or appear to meet.

    2. Focal length: The distance between the center of the lens and the focal point is
    called the focal length.

    3. Optical center: The geometric center of the lens.

    4. Principal axis: The straight line that passes through the center of the lens and
    through the focal points.

    5. Aperture: The diameter of the lens opening that allows light to pass through.

    6. Curvature: The degree of curvature determines how much the lens can refract
    light.

    7. Magnification: The degree to which a lens can magnify or reduce the size of an
    object depends on the curvature and focal length of the lens.

    8. 8. Power: The ability of a lens to bend light is known as its power. It is measured
    in diopters and is inversely proportional to the focal length of the lens.

    These properties are critical for understanding how lenses work and how they can
    be used in various optical instruments such as cameras, telescopes, and
    microscopes. By manipulating the properties of lenses, it is possible to change the
    focal point, magnification, and even the field of view, which are important in the
    formation of images.

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