it will always create a virtual image because when you extend its light rays, they diverge and never end up intersecting. But if you extend these light ray backwards, they intersect to create a upright image which will always be virtual
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A diverging lens creates a virtual image by causing light rays to diverge or spread out. This causes the rays to appear to come from a point behind the lens, creating an image that cannot be projected onto a screen.
A converging lens produces a virtual image that is upright and enlarged, while a diverging lens produces a virtual image that is upright and reduced in size. Additionally, the converging lens forms the virtual image on the same side as the object, while the diverging lens forms it on the opposite side.
A diverging lens always produces a virtual image because the light rays diverge after passing through the lens. This divergence prevents the light rays from actually meeting and forming a real image. The virtual image appears to be located on the same side of the lens where the object is placed.
Lenses that can create a real image include converging lenses such as convex lenses. Lenses that can create a virtual image include diverging lenses such as concave lenses. The type of image formed depends on the focal length and the object distance from the lens.
A diverging lens will produce a virtual image that is upright, reduced in size, and located on the same side as the object. The image will also be formed by extending the refracted rays backwards.