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Why the convex and concave mirrors are called spherical mirrors?

Important Questions on Light

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What is meant by the pole of a spherical mirror?

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What will be the angle of incidence when a ray of light passes through the centre of curvature of a concave mirror?

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The distance between pole and principal focus of a spherical mirror is called
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_____ is located behind a convex mirror :
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Does focal length of a spherical mirror changes when it is completely immersed in water? Predict and write the reason.
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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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Define the radius of curvature of the spherical mirror.
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What is reflection of light? Write law of reflection and draw labelled diagram.

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Define the principal focus of a concave mirror.
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Define the centre of curvature of the spherical mirror?
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Correct relation between radius of curvature(R) and Focal length (F) of a spherical mirror 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.

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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Write any three uses of plane mirror.

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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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Define the focal length of a spherical mirror.
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Define the radius of curvature of a spherical mirror.
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Write uses of concave and convex mirror.
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What do you mean by a real image?
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Define the following terms:

Spherical mirror.

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Under what conditions, should a concave mirror, form virtual image?