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Assertion(A): The centre of curvature is not a part of the mirror. It lies outside its reflecting surface.

Reason (R): The reflecting surface of a spherical mirror forms a part of a sphere. This sphere has a centre.

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Important Questions on Light Energy

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The laws of reflection hold true for:
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The radius of curvature of a converging mirror is 30 cm. At what distance from the mirror should an object be placed so as to obtain a virtual image?

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Which of the following statements is not true in reference to the diagram shown above?

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An object placed at the centre of curvature of concave mirror. Its image is formed at :
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A student holding a mirror in his hand, directed the reflecting surface of the mirror towards the Sun. He then directed the reflected light on to a sheet of paper held close to the mirror.

Which type of mirror does he have?

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The image formed by a concave mirror is observed to be virtual, erect and larger than the object. Where should be the position of the object?
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An object of height 4 cm is kept at a distance of 30 cm from the pole of a diverging mirror. If the focal length of the mirror is 10 cm, the height of the image formed is ____.

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In the following diagram ‘M’ is a mirror and ‘P’ is an object and ‘Q’ is the magnified image of ‘P’ formed by the mirror. The mirror ‘M’ is a:

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If the image formed by a spherical mirror for all positions of the object placed in front of it is always erect and diminished, what type of mirror is it ? Draw a labelled ray diagram to support your answer. 
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In which of the following is a concave mirror is used?

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A concave mirror of focal length 15cm forms an image. The position of the object when the image is virtual and linear magnification is 2 is.

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A student holding a mirror in his hand, directed the reflecting surface of the mirror towards the Sun. He then directed the reflected light on to a sheet of paper held close to the mirror.

What should he do to burn the paper?

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Which of the following mirror is used by a dentist to examine the patient tooth?
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At focus F and between F and 2F, a concave mirror always forms a
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A spherical mirror and a thin spherical lens each of focal length -10 cm are given. The mirror and lens are likely to be:
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_____ is located behind a convex mirror :
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An object is placed at a distance of 10 cm. From a convex mirror of focal length 15 cm. The position and nature of the image are :
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For the diagram shown, according to the new Cartesian sign convention the magnification of the image formed will have the following specifications.

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A student holding a mirror in his hand, directed the reflecting surface of the mirror towards the Sun. He then directed the reflected light on to a sheet of paper held close to the mirror.

Will he be able to determine the approximate value of focal length of this mirror from this activity ? Give reason and draw ray diagram to justify your answer in this case.

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When an object is kept within the focus of a concave mirror, an enlarged image is formed behind the mirror. This image is: