Object Between F and P â Concave Mirror : āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠F āĻā§°ā§ P-ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠(āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ)
- A ray parallel to the principal axis reflects through the principal focus (F). āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύ āĻ āĻā§āώ⧰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰āĻžāϞ āĻāĻŋā§°āĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ⧰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāϤ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĢ'āĻāĻžāĻ (F)-ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ā§°ā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- A ray incident at the pole (P) reflects according to the laws of reflection. (Alternatively, a ray directed towards C may be used.) āϧā§ā§°ā§ā§ąāĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻā§ (P)-āϤ āĻāĻĒāϤāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋā§°āĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāύ⧰ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻ āύā§āϏ⧰āĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ (āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻāĻžā§ąā§, C-ā§° āĻĻāĻŋāĻļā§ āϝā§ā§ąāĻž āĻāĻŋā§°āĻŖā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŋāĨ¤)
- The reflected rays diverge, but their backward extensions meet behind the mirror. āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋā§°āĻŖāϏāĻŽā§āĻš āĻ āĻĒāϏāĻžā§°āĻŋāϤ (diverge) āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻŋāĻšāĻāϤ⧰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°āϏāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ⧰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Nature of the Image (āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋā§° āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϝ)
- Position: Behind the mirror (āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ⧰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞā§)
- Size: Enlarged (āĻĄāĻžāĻā§°)
- Nature: Virtual (āĻ āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ą)
- Orientation: Erect (āĻĨāĻŋāϝāĻŧ)
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MCQs
1. When an object is placed between the focus (F) and the pole (P) of a concave mirror, the image formed is: āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ⧰ F āĻā§°ā§ P-ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻāύ āĻā§āύā§āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Real, inverted, diminished | B) Real, inverted, enlarged | C) Virtual, erect, enlarged | D) Virtual, erect, diminished
Ans: C) Virtual, erect, enlarged
Explanation: When the object is between F and P, the reflected rays diverge. Their backward extensions meet behind the mirror, forming a virtual, erect, and enlarged image. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž : āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠F āĻā§°ā§ P-ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋā§°āĻŖāϏāĻŽā§āĻš āĻ āĻĒāϏāĻžā§°āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āϏāĻŋāĻšāĻāϤ⧰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°āϏāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ⧰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ą, āĻĨāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
2. Where is the image formed when the object is between F and P of a concave mirror ? āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ⧰ F āĻā§°ā§ P-ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ'āϤ āĻāĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) At C | B) At F | C) Behind the mirror | D) At infinity
Ans: C) Behind the mirror
Explanation: The backward extensions of the reflected rays meet behind the mirror. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋā§°āĻŖāϏāĻŽā§āĻšā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°āϏāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ⧰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
3. The image formed by a concave mirror when the object is between F and P is: āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ⧰ F āĻā§°ā§ P-ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋā§° āĻāĻāĻžā§° āĻā§āύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A) Diminished | B) Same size | C) Enlarged | D) Point-sized
Ans: C) Enlarged
Explanation: The image is larger than the object and is therefore enlarged. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻāύ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
4. Which ray rule is correct for a concave mirror ? āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻāĻŋā§°āĻŖ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ ?
A) A ray parallel to the principal axis reflects through the principal focus. | B) A parallel ray reflects away from F | C) A ray through F reflects towards C | D) A ray through P always retraces its path
Ans: A) A ray parallel to the principal axis reflects through the principal focus.
Explanation: This is the first principal ray rule of a concave mirror. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ ā§ąāϤāϞ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻŋā§°āĻŖ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĨ¤
5. Which statement is correct when the object is between F and P ? āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠F āĻā§°ā§ P-ā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ ?
A) Real, inverted image at C | B) Real image at F | C) Virtual, erect image behind the mirror | D) Image at infinity
Ans: C) Virtual, erect image behind the mirror
Explanation: The image is formed behind the mirror and is virtual, erect, and magnified. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻāύ āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ⧰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ą, āĻĨāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Trick
Object Between F and P → Image Behind the Mirror
- Position: Behind the mirror (āĻĻāĻžāĻĒā§āύ⧰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻĢāĻžāϞā§)
- Nature: Virtual (āĻ āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻ¤ā§ą)
- Image: Erect (āĻĨāĻŋāϝāĻŧ)
- Size: Enlarged (āĻĄāĻžāĻā§°)
Shortcut: F–P → Behind Mirror (V E E)
- V = Virtual
- E = Erect
- E = Enlarged