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A lens of any transparent material in ai...

A lens of any transparent material in air will behave as

A

converging lens in water.

B

diverging lens in water.

C

neither converging nor diverging in water.

D

may be converging or diverging or neither.

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Behaviour depends on refractive index of the lens.
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