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One half of a convex lens is covered with a black paper. Will this lens produce a complete image of the object ? Verify your answer experimentally. Explain your observations.

When a convex lens is half covered with a black paper. It will produce a complete image of an object because light rays can still pass through its optical centre (as shown in figure given here).

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