Concave Lens Image Formation

Explore how a concave lens forms images. Concave lenses always produce virtual, upright, and diminished images. Adjust the object distance to see how the image position changes.

Variables

20.0 cm
-10.0 cm
5.0 cm

Real-time Data

Image Dist. ($v$) -6.67 cm
Magnification ($m$) 0.33
Type Virtual, Erect

Lens Formula

$$ \frac{1}{f} = \frac{1}{u} + \frac{1}{v} $$
$$ m = -\frac{v}{u} $$

For Concave Lens: $f$ is negative.

Object
Image
Light Rays
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