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प्रश्न
By drawing a neat diagram define the following:
Mirror
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उत्तर
The mirror is a highly polished and smooth surface that reflects almost the entire light falling on it. A plane mirror is made by silvering one side of a glass plate as shown in the figure.
Representation of plane mirror

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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write true or false of the following statement.
When a light ray is reflected from a wall, the angle of incidence is not equal to the angle of reflection.
Write three characteristics of the image formed by a plane mirror?
State two uses of a plane mirror.
Two plane mirrors are placed making an angle 60° in between them. For an object placed in between the mirrors, the number of images formed will be :
An object is placed (i) asymmetrically (ii) symmetrically, between two plane mirrors inclined at an angle of 50°. Find the number of images formed.
Prove experimentally that images are formed as far behind in a plane mirror as the object is in front of it.
Parallel rays are incident:
- on regular surface and
- on irregular surface. In what respect do reflected rays in (1) differ from those of (2)?
Identify the following kind of beam of light.

