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The light gathering power of a camera le...

The light gathering power of a camera lens depends on

A

a) its diameter only

B

b) ratio of diameter and focal length

C

c) product of focal length and diameter

D

d) wavelenght of the light used

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The light gathering power of a camera lens a proportional to its area or to thte square of its diameter.
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