Assertion (A): A small air bubble inside a glass block has the shape of a double convex lens. A narrow parallel beam of light that travels through the block and falls on the bubble along its axis spreads out after passing through it.
Reason (R): A lens of a given shape bends light towards its axis only if its material has a larger refractive index than its surroundings. If the material has a smaller index, the same shape bends light away from the axis.