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PH2031 2
PHYSICS - Waves - Concave/General
Question | Answer |
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When parallel rays shine towards a concave mirror, they | reflect and focus (converge) onto a point |
A concave mirror is also called a | converging mirror |
When the rays are parallel to the principal axis | they converge at the principal focus, F |
The point F on a ray diagram is called | the principal focus |
Focal length (f) is | the distance from the mirror along the principal axis to the principal focus |
Point C on the ray diagram is | the centre of the sphere from which the mirror is cut |
Point C on the ray diagram is known as | the centre of curvature |
The distance between the centre of the mirror to point C is the | radius of curvature (R) of the mirror |