Object at Infinity – Concave Mirror : āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ…āϏ⧀āĻŽ āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϤ (Infinity) āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇



  • Rays coming from an object at infinity are parallel to the principal axis.
    āĻ…āϏ⧀āĻŽ āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ…āĻšāĻž āĻ•āĻŋā§°āĻŖāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āώ⧰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

  • After reflection from a concave mirror, these parallel rays meet at the principal focus (F). āĻ…ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ⧰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ āĻāχ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϞ āĻ•āĻŋā§°āĻŖāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻĢ'āĻ•āĻžāϚ (F)-āϤ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

  • Therefore, the image is formed at the principal focus (F). āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻšā§‡ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻĢ'āĻ•āĻžāϚ (F)-āϤ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Nature of the Image (āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋā§° āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝ)



  • Position: At F (Principal Focus) / āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻĢ'āĻ•āĻžāϚ (F)-āϤ

  • Size: Highly diminished (Point-sized) / āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āϏ⧰⧁ (āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁-āφāĻ•āĻžā§°ā§°)

  • Nature: Real / āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ą

  • Orientation: Inverted / āĻ“āϞ⧋āϟāĻž


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MCQs


1. When an object is at infinity, the image formed by a concave mirror is:


āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ…āϏ⧀āĻŽ āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ…ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•'āϤ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ?


A) At C | B) Between C and F | C) At F | D) Behind the mirror


Ans: C) At F


Explanation: Parallel rays coming from infinity converge at the principal focus (F) after reflection. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ…āϏ⧀āĻŽ āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ…āĻšāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϞ āĻ•āĻŋā§°āĻŖāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ⧰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻĢ'āĻ•āĻžāϚ (F)-āϤ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


2. The image formed when the object is at infinity is: āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ…āϏ⧀āĻŽ āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋāĻ–āύ āϕ⧇āύ⧇āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Virtual, erect, enlarged | B) Real, inverted and highly diminished | C) Real, erect | D) Virtual, diminished


Ans: B) Real, inverted and highly diminished


Explanation: The image formed is real, inverted, and point-sized (highly diminished). āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ą, āĻ“āϞ⧋āϟāĻž āφ⧰⧁ āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āϏ⧰⧁ (āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁-āφāĻ•āĻžā§°ā§°) āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


3. Rays coming from an object at infinity are: āĻ…āϏ⧀āĻŽ āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ…āĻšāĻž āĻ•āĻŋā§°āĻŖāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš āϕ⧇āύ⧇āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Converging | B) Diverging | C) Parallel to the principal axis | D) Random


Ans: C) Parallel to the principal axis


Explanation: Objects at a very large distance send rays that are practically parallel. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§‚ā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ…āĻšāĻž āĻ•āĻŋā§°āĻŖāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āώ⧰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


4. After reflection from a concave mirror, parallel rays meet at: āĻ…ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ⧰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϞ āĻ•āĻŋā§°āĻŖāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš āĻ•'āϤ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Pole (P) | B) Centre of Curvature (C) | C) Principal Focus (F) | D) Infinity


Ans: C) Principal Focus (F)


Explanation: This is the first principal ray rule of a concave mirror. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻāχāĻŸā§‹ āĻ…ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋā§°āĻŖ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĨ¤


5. The size of the image formed by a concave mirror for an object at infinity is: āĻ…āϏ⧀āĻŽ āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϤ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ…ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύāϤ āĻ—āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋā§° āφāĻ•āĻžā§° āϕ⧇āύ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Enlarged | B) Same size | C) Highly diminished (Point-sized) | D) Highly enlarged


Ans: C) Highly diminished (Point-sized)


Explanation: Since the object is extremely far away, the image becomes almost a point at the focus. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§‚ā§°āϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ āĻĢ'āĻ•āĻžāϚāϤ āĻāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ⧁⧰ āĻĻ⧰⧇ āϏ⧰⧁ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


6. Which statement is correct for an object at infinity in a concave mirror ? āĻ…ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§‹āύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ…āϏ⧀āĻŽ āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇ āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• ?


A) Virtual, erect, enlarged | B) Real, erect, same size | C) Real, inverted, highly diminished at F | D) Virtual, inverted


Ans: C) Real, inverted, highly diminished at F


Explanation: For an object at infinity, the image is formed at F, and it is real, inverted, and highly diminished. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ…āϏ⧀āĻŽ āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŦāĻŋ F-āϤ, āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ą, āĻ“āϞ⧋āϟāĻž āφ⧰⧁ āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āϏ⧰⧁ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Trick


Object at Infinity → Image at F



  • Position: F (Focus)

  • Nature: Real (āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ą)

  • Image: Inverted (āĻ“āϞ⧋āϟāĻž)

  • Size: Highly Diminished / Point-sized (āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āϏ⧰⧁)


Shortcut: ∞ → F (R I D)



  • R = Real

  • I = Inverted

  • D = Diminished (Point-sized)

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