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An air bubble is formed inside water. Does it act as a converging lens or a diverging lens?

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Though the air bubble inside the water has convex surfaces, it acts as a diverging lens because in this case the refractive index of the lens (air bubble) is less than the surrounding. Hence it will act just opposite than the usual glass lens in the air which acts as a converging lens.

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