A concave mirror and convex lens are immersed in water.

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asked Jan 20, 2018 in Physics by Kundan kumar (49,132 points) 34 382 1022

A concave mirror and convex lens are immersed in water. What change, if any, do you expect in the focal length of the two?

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answered Jan 20, 2018 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) 8 11 21
selected Jan 20, 2018 by Kundan kumar
 
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Focal length of the concave mirror does not change because it is about half its radius of curvature and has nothing to do with the external medium. On the other hand, the focal length of the convex lens will increase because the refractive index of glass with respect to water is less than refractive index of glass with respect to air.

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