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Image Formation by Mirrors

Physics ⇒ Light and Optics

Image Formation by Mirrors starts at 7 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Image Formation by Mirrors. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.
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A concave mirror forms a real, inverted image of an object placed beyond its center of curvature. Where will the image be formed?
A convex mirror has a focal length of 15 cm. An object is placed 30 cm in front of it. Calculate the image distance.
A dentist uses a mirror to examine a tooth. Which type of mirror is most suitable and why?
A person stands 2 m in front of a plane mirror. How far is the person from his image?
A student places an object 10 cm from a concave mirror of focal length 15 cm. Where will the image be formed?
An object is placed 30 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 10 cm. Calculate the image distance.
Describe the nature of the image formed by a convex mirror for any position of the object.
Explain why a concave mirror can be used to concentrate sunlight to a point.
Explain why the image formed by a plane mirror cannot be projected onto a screen.
If an object is placed at the center of curvature of a concave mirror, what is the nature and size of the image formed?
If the focal length of a concave mirror is 20 cm, what is its radius of curvature?
If the radius of curvature of a spherical mirror is 24 cm, what is its focal length?
State the law of reflection.
State the mirror formula relating object distance (u), image distance (v), and focal length (f).
The distance between an object and a plane mirror is 5 cm. What is the distance between the object and its image?