CAIE IGCSE Physics 3.2.3.1 Action of Thin Converging and Thin Questions
Practise describing how thin converging and diverging lenses change a parallel beam of light in ray diagrams.
- Syllabus
- 2026–2028
- Course
- Physics 0625
Exam points
- State that a scalar has magnitude only whereas a vector has both magnitude and direction.
- Classify common quantities such as speed, mass and energy against velocity, force and momentum.
- Justify a scalar or vector classification using the presence or absence of direction.
CAIE IGCSE Physics 3.2.3.1 Action of Thin Converging and Thin Questions question 1
Fig. 7.1 is a full-scale diagram of a small nail N in front of a thin converging lens. The line L represents the lens.
Fig. 7.1 (full scale)
The focal length of the lens is 3.0 cm .
Rays of light, parallel to XY , are travelling towards the lens.
Describe what happens to the light after it passes through the lens.
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