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Lens is made up of

A. Pyrex glass

B. Flint glass

C. Ordinary glass

D. Cobalt glass

Answer: Option B

Solution (By Examveda Team)

A lens is a transmissive optical device that focuses or disperses a light beam by the process of refraction.
Flint glass is used as an optical glass because it has relatively high refractive index and low Abbe number than other materials.

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