Name the principle employed in a periscope. - Physics

Name the principle employed in a periscope.

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The principle employed in a periscope is successive reflections from two plane mirrors.

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Chapter 6: Light - Reflection of Light [Page 246]

Chapter 6 Light
Reflection of Light | Q 27 | Page 246

You are standing at a distance of 2 meters from a plane mirror.

What is the distance of your image from the mirror?

Explain the following term:

Angle of incidence. Draw diagram/diagrams to show them.

Define Regular reflection.

State three ways in which the image formed in a plane mirror differs from the image formed in a pin hole camera.

Give two uses of convex mirror.

Identify the following kind of beam of light.

The reflection of a ray of light (OA) normally incident on a plane mirror is shown below

What are the angles of incidence and reflection?

Draw two sets of rays of light to show the formation of an image of the letter as shown in figure p.

State whether the following statement is true or false. If false, correct it.

The image formed in a plane mirror is the real, erect, and same size as that of the object.