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Why inner curved surface is known as Concave mirror?
Inner curved surface is known as concave mirror because inner side of the spherical mirror is polished to reflect the light is called concave mirror,and concave mirror is know because concave mirror converges parallel beam of light.
What is a concave mirror?
A concave mirror is a reflective surface that curves inward like the inside of a bowl. It can reflect and focus light to create real or virtual images depending on the object's position relative to the mirror's focal point. Concave mirrors are often used in reflecting telescopes and cosmetic mirrors.
What reflects the most light?
A Mirror?Answer:A perfect front surface mirror has an albedo of 100%; the polished surface of white metals like aluminum or silver comes close to that figure.
Surface that curves outward and reflects and spreads light?
Convex surface. It is curved outward and acts as a reflector, spreading light in various directions. This type of surface is commonly used in mirrors and lenses to focus or diverge light rays.
How does a reflecting telescope work to gather and focus light for astronomical observations?
A reflecting telescope uses a curved mirror to gather and focus light. The mirror reflects incoming light to a focal point, where an eyepiece or camera can capture the image for observation. This design allows for larger and more powerful telescopes compared to refracting telescopes.
Is the reflecting surface of the mirror flat curved inward or curved outward?
The reflecting surface of a mirror is flat.
What is curved mirror?
It is a mirror whose reflecting surface is curved, not flat (as in a plane mirror).
Which type of mirror uses its outside as the reflecting surface?
convex mirror
What is a curve mirror?
It is a mirror whose reflecting surface is curved, not flat (as in a plane mirror).
Which type of curved mirror uses it inside as the reflecting surface?
a concave mirror
What are the similarities and differences between concave and convex mirrors?
Definitions found on www.dictionary.com Concave: a curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow sphere; hollow and curved Convex:having a surface that is curved or rounded outwardsBoth concave and convex mirrors are spherical mirrorsconcave mirrora spherical mirror whose reflecting surface is curved inwards is called a concave mirrorconvex mirrora spherical mirror whose reflecting surface is curved outwards is called a convex mirror
What is a convex mirror like?
It's reflecting surface is away from the centre of sphere of which mirror is part. This mirror is thicker from centre and thin from outside.
A mirror with a reflecting surface that caves inward is said to be?
A CONCAVE mirror is a mirror with a reflecting surface that curves inward.
What is a convex mirrors?
It's reflecting surface is away from the centre of sphere of which mirror is part. This mirror is thicker from centre and thin from outside.
What is convex mirrors?
It's reflecting surface is away from the centre of sphere of which mirror is part. This mirror is thicker from centre and thin from outside.
How does a concave mirror work?
A concave mirror is a spherical mirror which is curved inward, where the inside surface is reflective. They work by reflecting the light captured into the centre of the mirror, creating a focal point in the centre of the mirror.
If the surface of a concave mirror is made more curved what happens to its focal length?
A concave mirror is a spherical mirror with a reflective inside surface. When the reflective surface is made more curved, the distance between the focal point and the surface increases. A concave mirror can form both virtual or real images.
