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Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image of an object placed between the focus and centre of curvature of a concave mirror. State the position, size and nature of the image. - Physics

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Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image of an object placed between the focus and centre of curvature of a concave mirror. State the position, size and nature of the image.

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Solution

OBJECT PLACED BETWEEN C and F :

A real, inverted and magnified image is formed beyond the centre of curvature
The image formed A’B’ is beyond C ← position
Enlarged ← size
inverted and real ← nature

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Chapter 5: Light Energy - Short/long Answer Question [Page 101]

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Selina Concise Physics [English] Class 8 ICSE
Chapter 5 Light Energy
Short/long Answer Question | Q 38 | Page 101

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