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Textbook Solutions for Physics: Principles with Applications

Chapter 23 Problem 26Q

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Problem 26Q

A lens is made of a material with an index of refraction n = 1.30. In air, it is a converging lens. Will it still be a converging lens if placed in water? Explain, using a ray diagram.

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Title Physics: Principles with Applications 6 
Author Douglas C. Giancoli
ISBN 9780130606204

A lens is made of a material with an index of refraction n

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