💡 Convex lens (converging): the image properties depend on the object's position relative to the focal point F and the center of curvature 2F — exactly like a concave mirror.
💡 Concave lens (diverging): the image is always virtual, upright, and diminished — regardless of the object's position.
🔍 Interactive Simulation — Ray Tracing in Lenses
🖱️Change the object's position and the lens type in the simulation and observe how the ray path and the resulting image change.
Spherical Lenses Types and Properties
Select the correct answer from each dropdown, then click "Check Answers".
Lens Type
Object Position
Image Characteristics
Convex
At Focus
Convex
Between Focus and Lens
Convex
Between Focus and Center of Curvature
Convex
At Center of Curvature
Convex
Beyond Center of Curvature
Concave
Any Position
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