1. Home
  2. Light
  3. Plane Mirror

Plane Mirror

Light of Class 10

CHARACTERISTICS OF IMAGE FORMED BY PLANE MIRRORS:

Following are the important characteristics of image formed by plane mirrors.

plane mirror

Image formation by a plane mirror

  1. The image formed in a plane mirror is always virtual. Such an image cannot be taken on a screen.
  2. The image formed in a plane mirror is always erect. It is the same side up as the object.
  3. The image in a plane mirror is of the same size as the object.
  4. The image formed by a plane mirror is at the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front of the mirror i.e. Image distance is always equal to the object distance in a plane mirror.
  5. The image formed in a plane mirror is laterally inverted i.e. the left side of the object becomes the right side of the image and vice-versa.

plane mirror

Diagram to show lateral inversion

SPHERICAL MIRRORS:

A mirror whose reflecting surface is a part of a hollow sphere is known as spherical mirror. For example, a dentist uses a curved mirror to examine the teeth closely, large curved mirrors are used in telescope at observatories.

These are of the type convex and concave.

right adv
right adv

Talk to Our counsellor
bottom banner bottom banner mobile
close