
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.

Important Questions on Light Energy

The radius of curvature of a converging mirror is . At what distance from the mirror should an object be placed so as to obtain a virtual image?

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


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?


An object of height is kept at a distance of from the pole of a diverging mirror. If the focal length of the mirror is , the height of the image formed is ____.

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


In which of the following is a concave mirror is used?

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.

What should he do to burn the paper?






For the diagram shown, according to the new Cartesian sign convention the magnification of the image formed will have the following specifications.

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.


