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Under what condition does a biconvex lens of glass having a certain refractive index act as a plane glass sheet when immersed in a liquid ?

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A biconvex lens will act like a plane sheet of glass if it is immersed in a liquid having the same index of refraction as itself. In this case, the focal length is zero.
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