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PHYSICS
Reflection
SECTION A
1. Write down important characteristics of image form by a plane mirror.
2. Describe a spherical mirror.
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a convex mirror for seeing traffic at the
rear?
4. A concave mirror is called a……………………………mirror.
5. What focal length can be assigned to a plane mirror?
6. SI unit of radius of curvature of a concave mirror is?
7. A student wants to project the image of candle flame on a screen 80 cm in front of a mirror by
keeping the candle flame at a distance of 20 cm from its pole. The magnification of the image
produce is
a. -4 b. -2 c. -6 d. 4
8. Define the term reflection.
9. Define the term plain of incidence.
10. What is the radius of curvature of a plane mirror?
11. Name of a mirror that can give an erect and enlarged image of an object.
12. The radius of curvature of a spherical mirror is 20 cm. what is its focal length?
13. What is lateral inversion?
a. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
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14. Assertion: For mirrors, the magnification (m) can also be given as m = 𝑓−𝑢
, where f is focal
length and u is the object distance.
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Reason: The mirror formula states that 𝑣
= 𝑓
− 𝑢
, where f, u and v are focal length, object
distance and image distance, respectively.
15. Assertion: An image of the same size as the object can be produced in both plane and concave
mirrors but never in convex mirrors.
Reason: Both plane and concave mirrors can produce virtual and erect images.
16. Assertion: The mirror used in search lights are concave spherical.
Reason: In concave spherical mirror the image formed is always virtual.
17. What should be the position of the object, when a concave mirror is to be used:
a. As a shaving mirror, and
b. In torches producing parallel beam of light?
18. Write the relation between radius of curvature and focal length of a spherical mirror.
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SECTION B
1. If the sum of focal length and radius of curvature is 123 cm, what is the focal length of that
spherical mirror?
2. If a plane mirror is rotated by an angle Y, by how much will the angle between the incident and
reflected ray change?
3. How can you identify the three types of mirrors without touching them?
4. An object is placed at the following distances from a concave mirror of focal length 15 cm.
(a) 10 cm (b) 20 cm (c) 30 cm (d) 40 cm.
Which position the object will produce:
(i) Virtual image
(ii) A diminished real image
(iii) An enlarged real image
(iv) An image of same size
5. Write any three differences between a real and virtual image.
6. What is the minimum number of rays required for locating the image formed by a concave
mirror for an object? Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of a virtual image by a concave
mirror.

SECTION C
1. A student wants to project the image of a candle flame on a screen 60 cm in front of a mirror by
keeping the flame at a distance 15 cm from its pole.
a. Write the type of mirror he should use and find focal length of the mirror.
b. Find the linear magnification of the image produced.
c. What is the distance between the object and its image?
d. Draw a ray diagram to show the image formation in this case.
2. (a) A concave mirror produces three times enlarged image of an object placed at 10 cm in front
of it. Calculate the focal length of mirror.
(b) Show the formation of the image with the help of a ray diagram when object is placed 6 cm
away from the pole of a convex mirror.
3. Find the position, nature and size of the image of an object 3 cm high placed at a distance of 9
cm from a concave mirror of focal length 18 cm.
4. An object, 4.0 cm in size, in placed 25.0 in front of a concave mirror of focal length 15.0 cm. At
what distance from the mirror should a screen be placed in order to obtain a sharp image? Find
the nature and the size of the image.

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