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Red light is incident on a converging lens of focal length `f`. State with reason hoe `f` will change if red light is replaced by blue light.

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From lens maker's formula, `(1)/(f) prop mu`.
As `mu_(b) gt mu_(r )`,
`:. f_(b) lt f_(r )`.
Hence `f` will decrease.
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