CBSE Class 10 Science 2017 · Paper 31/1/1/C · Question 2
Write two different uses of concave mirrors.
Answer
Concave mirrors are used as reflectors in torches, search-lights and headlights, and as shaving mirrors.
Any two of the following; the first two rest on different properties of the mirror.
(i) As reflectors in torches, search-lights and vehicle headlights: a bulb placed at the focus gives a powerful parallel beam of light.
(ii) As shaving mirrors: the face, held between the pole and the focus, is seen as an enlarged, erect image.
Other uses: dentists' mirrors, to see large images of the teeth; and large concave mirrors in solar furnaces, to concentrate sunlight and produce heat.
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