Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Light, Lenses and Reflection.
The point on the principal axis where rays originally parallel to the axis meet (or appear to diverge from) after passing through the lens.
Principal focus appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Light and the electromagnetic spectrum, especially Light, Lenses and Reflection and Real and Virtual Images.
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