the focal length a convex lens when it immersed in kerosene ?
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THE FOCAL LENGTH WILL INCREASE... SINCE THE REFRACTIVE INDEX OF LIQUID IS LESSER THAN THAT OF GLASS MEDIUM CHANGES THAT'S WHY FOCAL LENGTH WILL INCREASE.
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The refractive index of the lens is usually measured with respect to air.
However, if the lens is placed in a medium other than air, the refractive index changes and there is also a change in the focal length.
Focal length (f) is inversely proportional to the refractive index (n).
Hence, when a convex lens is placed inside kerosene (whose refractive index is greater than air), the lens became a concave lens and started diverting the rays instead of converging them on one single point.
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