Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Assertion: Incident ray is directed towards the centre of curvature of spherical mirror. After reflection it retraces its path.
Reason: Angle of incidence (i) = Angle of reflection (r) = 0°
Options
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct explanation.
If assertion is true but reason is false.
If assertion is false but reason is true.
Advertisements
Solution
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct explanation.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Define the following term in the context of spherical mirrors:- Principal axis
An image which can be obtained on a screen is called a ______ image.
Give one use each of a concave and a convex mirror.
A virtual image larger than the object can be produced by a ______.
The shiny outer surface of a hollow sphere of aluminium of radius 50 cm is to be used as a mirror:
State whether this spherical mirror will diverge or converge light rays.
A small object is placed 150 mm away from a diverging lens of focal length 100 mm.
(i) Copy the figure below and draw rays to show how an image is formed by the lens.
Figure
(ii) Calculate the distance of the image from the lens by using the lens formula.
Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image by a concave mirror for an object placed between its pole and focus. State three characteristics of the image.
Does the mirror name by your form a real image for all locations? Give a reason for your answer.
The following figure shows a concave mirror with its pole (P), focus (F), and center of curvature (C). Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of the image of an object AB by the concave mirror.
