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State Two Advantages of Using a Right-angle Prism as a Reflector, Rather than a Plane Mirror.

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State two advantages of using a right-angle prism as a reflector, rather than a plane mirror.

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Solution

(i) There is no absorption of light in a prism and hence the image is brighter.
(ii) Image is sharper in case of the prism.

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