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The capacity to bend rays of light is called:
The capacity to bend rays of light is called:
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Power is measured in dioptres and describes how much a lens can bend light rays to form a focused image.
Updated On: Oct 27, 2025
- The power of lens
- The reciprocal of the power of the lens
- The power of accommodation of the lens
- None of these \bigskip
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The capacity of a lens to bend rays of light is described as the power of the lens, which is the reciprocal of the focal length.
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