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Lesson: Chapter 5 — Optics

5.2.3. Reflection at a convex mirror 3 of 4

Question 3

In Activity 5.3, why can the candle's image never be caught on a screen?

The right answer is the one marked above.

It is virtual: the reflected rays spread apart and never meet in front of the mirror. A screen can only show an image where light actually arrives together.

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