Spherical Mirrors
Spherical Mirrors: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Focus of Convex Mirror, Focus of Concave Mirror,Aperture of a Mirror and Focal Length of a Spherical Mirror etc.
Important Questions on Spherical Mirrors
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 is focus in a spherical mirror?
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What happens when a ray of light is incident at the pole?
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Which ray striking a spherical mirror will be reflected along itself?
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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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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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Explain the relation between the radius of curvature and the focal length of concave mirror and convex mirror.
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The radius of curvature is equal to twice the focal length of concave mirror.
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The radius of curvature is equal to twice the focal length of convex mirror.
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The radius of curvature is equal to twice the focal length of convex mirror. Explain.
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The radius of curvature is equal to twice the focal length of concave mirror. Explain.
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Focus is real in the case of-
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A ray parallel to the principal axis,after reflection,will pass through the principal focus.
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Name the point where all the incident rays coming parallel to the principal axis meet after reflection from a concave mirror.
(Center of curvature/ focus).
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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
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The focal length of a spherical mirror changes when it is completely immersed in the water.
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Draw the ray diagram necessary for a concave mirror to represent the image formed by the mirror of an object placed between the pole and the focus.
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The power of a lens is . What is the focal length of this lens?
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