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Diverging lens

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A thin concave lens that refracts parallel incident rays to diverge as if they originated from a focal point on the incident side.

AP course connection

Topic 13.4: 13.4 Images Formed by Lenses

Unit 13