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5.1 Reflection, refraction and lenses

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Question 14

A model camera contains a thin converging lens. A ray of light from an object travels at an angle to the principal axis and passes through the optical centre of the lens.

Which describes the path of the ray after it has passed through the lens?

[1]
A

it leaves travelling along the principal axis

B

it continues along the same straight line

C

its angle to the principal axis becomes smaller

D

it is refracted so that it leaves parallel to the principal axis

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5.1 Reflection, refraction and lenses Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /5.1 Reflection, refraction and lenses

93 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 5.1 Reflection, refraction and lenses, covering 5.1.1 Reflection, refraction and total internal reflection, 5.1.2 Specular and diffuse reflection, 5.1.3 Colour of light: absorption and filters, 5.1.4 Lenses: power, focal length and shape, 5.1.5 Ray diagrams for converging and diverging lenses, and 5.1.6 Real and virtual images. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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