Light emerges out of a convex lens when a source of light is kept at its focus. The shape of wavefront of the light is :
- cylindrical
- spherical
- plane
- both spherical and cylindrical
Answer
(3) plane
Solution
Point source at the focus ⇒ rays emerge parallel to the principal axis.
Wavefront ⊥ parallel rays ⇒ plane wavefront.
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Answer: (3)