Principal focus of a concave mirror: The principal focus of a concave mirror is a point on its principal axis to which all the light rays which are parallel and close to the axis, converge after reflection from the concave mirror.
Focal length of a concave mirror: The focal length of a concave mirror is the distance between its pole and the principal focus.
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Draw diagram to represent the action of a concave mirror on a beam of parallel light rays. Mark on this diagram principal axis, focus F, centre of curvature C, pole P and focal length ƒ, of the concave mirror.
To construct ray diagram we use two light rays which are so chosen that it is easy to know their directions after reflection from the mirror. List these two rays and state the path of these rays after reflection. Use these rays to locate the image of an object placed between centres of curvature and focus of a concave mirror.
The speed of light in water is $2.25 \times 10^8 m / s$. If the speed of light in vacuum be $3 \times 10^8 m / s$, calculate the refractive index of water.
A student focuses the image of a well illuminated distant object on a screen using a convex lens. After that he gradually moves the object towards the lens and each time focuses its image on the screen by adjusting the lens.
In which direction-towards the screen or away from the screen, does he move the lens?
What happens to the size of the image-does it decrease or increase?
What happens to the image on the screen when he moves the object very close to the lens?