A lens with spherical surfaces suffers from spherical aberration because
A) the lens sags under its own weight, distorting the image.
B) the starlight is distorted by turbulence in Earth's atmosphere.
C) different colors are focused at different distances from the lens.
D) different parts of the lens focus the light at different distances from the lens.

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Spherical aberration occurs because different parts of a lens with spherical surfaces focus light at different distances, leading to a blurred or distorted image.

A Lens with Spherical Surfaces Suffers from Spherical Aberration Because