What is a magnifying glass
?
A glass
used by everyone for burning paper in at kid's age
is a large convex lens commonly used to examine small objects.
What is the use of magnifying glass ?
Through a magnifying glass the minute details of an object
becomes visible and the object appears bigger as well
How a magnifying glass works?
Rays from the object after passing through the lens converge
at the observer's eye .The lens bends incoming light so
that an enlarged, virtual image appears at the observer's
eye.
What is the nature of the image formed by magnifying
glass?
The image so formed is magnified and virtual.
If you are still unclear about the concepts, please refer
the animation below. |