When a beam of white light is allowed to pass through convex lens parallel to principal axis, the different colours of light converge at different point on the principle axis after refraction. This is called :
- (A)Scattering
- (B)Chromatic aberration✓ Correct
- (C)Spherical aberration
- (D)Polarisation
Answer: (B)
Solution
The refractive index of the lens material depends on wavelength, so each colour of white light is bent by a different amount and is brought to focus at a different point on the principal axis. This spreading of the focus according to colour is called chromatic aberration.
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