Great question! A mirror can be called as opaque. Because as a whole, it does not allow light to pass through it..
Defn of opaque objects: Impervious to the rays of light.
A mirror is actually a thin glass slab with its one side coated with silver. So when the rays fall on the mirror, it first falls on the upper face of the glass slab, gets refracted, travels through it, gets reflected by silver, travels back through glass slab, gets refracted at the upper glass-air interface and comes out.
So here light actually "passes through" one of the parts of mirror- the glass slab(the other one being the silver coating).
But when you say mirror, you consider the object as a whole and not by parts... AND as a whole it does not allow light to pass through it. Therefore, you can very well call it opaque!!
a mirror is translucent even though it looks transparent.
A mirror is opaque because it does not allow light to pass through it. Instead, it reflects light, which is why we can see our reflection in it.
When light hits an opaque object, a shadow is created on the opposite side of the object where the light is blocked. The shadow is a dark area where light cannot pass through due to the solid nature of the opaque object.
No, that is what opaque means. Light does not go through an opaque object. An object that is translucent will allow light through, but is opaque enough to keep you from seeing clearly through it (think about frosted glass used for bathroom windows). Transparent is "see through".
An opaque object does not allow light to pass through it, so what is behind the object cannot be seen. This is because light is either absorbed or reflected by the object, blocking the view of what is behind it.
a mirror is translucent even though it looks transparent.
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The object is opaque
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When light hits a mirror, it either reflects onto another mirror, or bends and travels until it hit an opaque object.
You cannot see through a mirror, you can see the reflection coming off.
There are many objects that no light can pass through, although of course, it depends on what type of light you're talking about. The name of the type of object that visible light cannot pass through is called opaque.
A mirror is opaque because it does not allow light to pass through it. Instead, it reflects light, which is why we can see our reflection in it.
If you can't see through an object clearly it is an opaque object.
colors of opaque object
Opaque and transparent
Yes. Opaque means you can not see any light through the object.