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Question
Name the two kinds of spherical mirrors and distinguish between them.
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Solution
Two kinds of spherical mirrors are concave and convex.
Distinction between concave and convex mirror: A concave mirror's bulging surface is silvered and reflection takes place from the hollow surface but a convex mirror's inner surface is silvered and reflection takes place from the bulging surface.
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