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प्रश्न
Why does obtaining the image of the sun on paper with the help of a concave mirror burn the paper?
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उत्तर
The rays from the Sun are parallel. When these rays fall on the concave mirror, they converge to a single point on the focal plane of the mirror. Thus, a lot of heat is produced at that point. Now, if a paper is placed at that point to get the image of the Sun, the paper gets burnt because of the huge amount of heat concentrated at that point.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
With the help of an appropriate ray diagram, state the sign conventions for reflection by a spherical mirror.
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(A) Device 'X' is a concave mirror of radius of curvature 12 cm
(B) Device 'X' is a concave mirror of focal length 6 cm
(C) Device 'X' is a concave mirror of focal length 12 cm
(D) Device 'X' is a convex of mirror of focal length 12 cm
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Student A : From mirror to the screen
Student B : From building to the screen
Student C : From building to the mirror
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(a) Only A
(b) Only B
(c) A and B
(d) B and C
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(A) a distant tree or an electric pole
(B) a well-illuminated distant building
(C) well-lit grills of the nearest window
(D) a burning candle laced at the distant edge of the laboratory table
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An object is placed at a distance of 30 cm from a concave lens of focal length 30 cm.
(i) Use the lens formula to determine the distance of the image from the lens.
(ii) List four characteristics of the image (nature, position, size, erect/inverted) in this case.
(iii) Draw a labelled diagram to justify your answer of the part (ii)
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______ mirrors make things look larger when objects are placed close to them.
