Question

An air bubble inside water behaves as a:

  1. bifocal lens
  2. convergent lens
  3. divergent lens
  4. cylindrical lens

Answer:

Option C: divergent lens

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “divergent lens”.

An air bubble inside water behaves like a concave lens, also known as a diverging lens.

Concave lens are used to treat myopia. Myopia, also known as nearsightedness or short-sightedness, is an eye condition that makes it difficult to see far away.