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how do mirrors reflect light
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What is the difference of curved mirror and flat mirror?
the curved mirrors are trick mirrors and flat mirrors are the one's that you use at home
Does the law of reflection apply to curved and flat mirrors?
The law of reflection is valid for any ray of light. So it is also valid for curved and flat surfaces. For curved surfaces, the normal is taken as the normal to the tangent of the point where the light ray hits the surface.
Why is it that the side mirrors in vehicles are curved mirrors?
convex (curved) mirrors show more space than flat mirrors do also the images are smaller than they really are
What do mirrors do with light?
Mirrors primary reflect light. Since a mirror is never 100% efficient, a small amount of the light is lost to absorption. A flat mirror reflects the light in such a way that the reflected angle is the same as the incident angle.
Would Images formed by curved mirrors will look identical to to the images formed by flat mirrors?
No. They will look different.
What are flat MIRRORS used for and what do they do?
Flat mirrors are the commonest type, and provide a reflection of the subject. Useful for shaving in and for checking my clothes. They just reflect the light that falls on them. An interesting experiment you can do is to get a couple of flat mirrors and erect them at 90o to each other. If you look in these, you will see a reflection of you that is as other folk see you. The best version of this uses frameless mirrors.
How many times do mirrors reflect light and where is it reflected?
In a PERFECT System with Perfect Mirrors reflecting 100% of the Energy that strikes it....two parallel mirrors will reflect light striking it at 90 degrees to their surfaces an INFINITE number of times. Of course that System does not exist. Mirrors are NOT 100% Reflective. It is impossible to make two flat objects Perfectly Parallel, and Introducing a Perfectly Perpendicular Light Beam into the System is NOT Possible either.
Would a black microscopically flat or smooth object reflect light?
A flat object would reflect light but it depends on what sort of flat object is it.
Do all mirrors have flat surfaces?
No; I have a convex mirror that is a x 10 magnification, great for plucking eyebrows I can tell you and it is curved.
Why does light reflect best on flat and shiny surfaces?
because the light bounces off the flat and shiny surfaces.
What is difference between plane mirror and mirror?
A plane mirror is FLAT, whereas mirrors can be also convex (as with the back of a spoon) or concave (as is the case with the inside of a spoon). In other words, mirrors can be CURVED.
Does a prism refract light or reflect light?
A prism refracts light because it's a transparent element with flat, polished surfaces.
