Formation of Image by Concave Mirror

Author:Dr. Sunil Kushwaha
10th CBSE
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Formation of Image by Concave Mirror: Overview

This topic describes the formation of an image by a concave mirror. We will briefly discuss this concept with the help of ray diagrams. A lot of examples and illustrations are given for easy understanding of the concepts.

Important Questions on Formation of Image by Concave Mirror

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How far should an object be from the pole of a concave mirror of focal length 20 cm to form a real image whose size is 15th of the size of the object.

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An object of 4 cm high placed in front of concave mirror of focal length 20 cm forms 8 cm high image. Find the position of object and position of image.

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A concave mirror forms real image of height 4 cm of an object 1 cm high placed at 20 cm apart from the mirror. Calculate the image distance and focal length of the mirror.

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An object 3 cm high is placed at a distance of 10 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 20 cm. Find the position, nature and size of the image formed.

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In an experiment the image of a distant object formed by a concave mirror is obtained on a screen to determine the focal length of the mirror, you need to measure the distance between the:

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Four students A, B, C and D carried out measurements of focal length of a concave mirror as shown in the four diagrams.

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the best result will be obtained by students:-

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Explain the different types of images formed by a concave mirror. Also give the characteristics of the image in each case.

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Give the various rules for obtaining images formed by a concave mirror.

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What is the minimum number of rays required for locating the image formed by a concave mirror for an object. Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of a virtual image by a concave mirror.

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A student obtains a blurred image of an object on a screen by using a concave mirror. In order to obtain a sharp image on the screen, he will have to shift the mirror:

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If the image formed by a concave mirror is virtual, erect and magnified, then the object is placed

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While doing experiments with candle to find focal length of a concave mirror, the candle is placed

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Condition When concave mirror can form an image larger than the actual object is__

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If a concave mirror is dipped in water then its focal length will__

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If we focus the concave mirror to reflect sunlight towards a point at a distance x, skin burn is sensed. The distance x is equal to _____.

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If any object is placed beyond centre of curvature of a concave mirror, the position of image will be:

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If any object is placed at the centre of curvature of a concave mirror, then its image is formed at _____.

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A student obtained a sharp image of a burning candle, placed at the farther end of a laboratory table, on a screen using a concave mirror. For getting better value of focal length of the mirror, the subject teacher suggested him for focussing a well illuminated distant object. What should the student do?

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A student focussed the image of a distant object using a device X on a white screen X as shown in the figure. If the distance of the screen from the device is 30 cm, select the correct statement about the device X.

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