A prism bends light rays. White light is made up of many different wave lengths of light. A prism bends each wave length a different amount, that is why different colors are produced from the output side of a prism.
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Prisms, lenses, and other transparent materials can bend light rays by refracting them as they pass through the material. The amount of bending depends on the material's refractive index and the angle at which the light enters.
A concave lens bends light away from its center, diverging the light rays.
No, concave lenses cause light rays to diverge outward when passing through them. This is due to the lens being thinner at the center than at the edges, causing light rays to spread out.
Concave lens bends light inward. It is thinner at the center and thicker at the edges, causing light rays passing through it to diverge.
A lens refracts light, which means it bends the light rays as they pass through. This bending of light helps converge or diverge the light rays to focus them at a certain point, creating an image. Lenses are used in cameras, eyeglasses, microscopes, and telescopes to manipulate light for various purposes.
The clear material that bends light rays as they pass through is called a lens. Lenses have the ability to either converge (focus) or diverge (spread) light rays depending on their shape and curvature. This property is essential in many optical devices such as cameras, microscopes, and eyeglasses.