Spherical Mirror

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Spherical Mirror: Overview

This topic explains concepts such as Spherical Mirrors, A Convex Mirror, A Concave Mirror, Centre of Curvature of Spherical Mirror, etc.

Important Questions on Spherical Mirror

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When a spherical mirror is held up almost facing the sun, a sharp image of the sun is formed on a small piece of paper, which causes it to catch fire. The spherical mirror is _____ in nature and the sheet of paper is placed at the _____ of the mirror. Fill in the blanks by choosing an appropriate option from the ones given below.

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What happens if aperture is increased in spherical mirror?

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What is the aperture of a spherical mirror?

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Type of spherical mirror are:

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In a mirror, the place that is the centre of the reflecting surface is called a _____.

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Principal axis is the line joining of the pole and the _____

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Define principal axis of a spherical mirror.

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The relation between radius of curvature and focal length of spherical mirror is_____.

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What is the radius of curvature of a spherical mirror?

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What is the pole of a spherical mirror?

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Which type of mirror has a virtual focus?

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Explain the meaning of the term focus of a convex mirror, with the help of a suitable ray diagram. 

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Correct relation between radius of curvature(R) and Focal length (F) of a spherical mirror is:

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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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_____ is located behind a convex 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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What is a concave mirror? Discuss the Image formation by a concave mirror at different positions of an object.

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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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A convex mirror always

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Rajeev obtained the image of a distant object on a screen by using a concave mirror. Then, the distance between mirror and screen gives