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What does a negative magnification for a mirror?

J. Shatner, Content writer
Answered: Sep 27, 2018

When you look in a mirror you are in front of it, and the focal distance is then positive. The image must be the same size as the part of you (or an object) shown in it. A concave mirror will...Read More

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Which diagram correctly shows a ray of light passing through a rectangular glass block?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 19, 2024

At the when light enters the glass, the refracted ray bends towards the normal when this ray now moves out of the glass into air, the refracted ray ( at the second surface) bends away from the...Read More

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Where will the image appear? A concave spherical mirror has a focal length of 20 cm. An object is placed 10 cm in front of the mirror on the mirror's axis.

D. Ronald, Writer
Answered: Oct 11, 2018

A picture is described with different images in it. One of those images is a spherical mirror. This means that the mirror is shaped like a sphere or round object. The term concave refers to the...Read More

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Why is it difficult to see the roadway in front of you when you are driving on a rainy night?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 19, 2024

The film of water on the roadway makes the road less diffuse.

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What would happen if you stand in front of a convex mirror, at the same distance from it as its focal length?

Drtaylor
Answered: Apr 19, 2024

You will see your image and you will appear smaller.

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What will happen if light travels from medium 1 to medium 2 and speed of light is less in medium 2?

Daniel Collingwood, SSEE
Answered: Dec 13, 2017

(B) Bend away from the normal.

When light travels from a rarer to denser medium then the ray of light will bend away from the normal.

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Why does refraction take place?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 19, 2024

Beryl bends light more than quartz does

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What is total internal reflection?

K. Myers, Blogger
Answered: Sep 20, 2018

In physics, when a ray of light is reflected back into, say, a lake or vessel of water, and is at a critical angle, the phenomenon occurs that the whole reflection is seen not just a partial...Read More

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