Chapter 5

Transparency
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Light

Reflection Of Light
Laws Of Reflection
Plane mirror Normal Plasticine
• The incident ray, the reflected
ray and the normal at the point
White
of incidence all lie in the same i r paper
plane. Incident
ray Reflected ray
• The angle of incidence is equal Light source Image due to
to the angle of reflection, i.e. i = r. reflection of light

Reflection Of Light On Different Surface

Reflection of light on Reflection of light on

smooth surface irregular surface

Characteristics Of Image Formed

• Virtual Image Object
distance distance
• Same size as object
• Object distance = Image distance Virtual
object
• Laterally inverted image,
The word “AMBULANCE”
same size,
inverted is laterally inverted.

Ray Diagram of Concave Mirror Image Ray Diagram of Concave Mirror Image
Image
Real, Object Real,
inverted, C
inverted,
Object C F F
smaller Image same size
Real, Object Virtual,
Object Image
Image C inverted, upright,
F C F
larger larger

Applications Of Reflection Of Light Light

45º

ray from Plane

object mirror

Plane
mirror
Convex mirror to widen Solar cooker Plane mirrors apparently 45º
the field of vision increase the size of a shop. Periscope

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