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A student views a real object through a diverging lens and sees an upright, diminished image. The student places a screen at the position where the image appears to be. Why does no sharp image form on the screen?

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A

the image is virtual because the rays do not meet there

B

the image is real because the rays do not meet there

C

the image is virtual because the rays are absorbed there

D

the image is real because the rays are absorbed there

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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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