Q.

Is it true that, any ray of light passing through the centre of curvature after reflection retraces its path?


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a

True

b

False  

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The given statement is true.
A beam of light passing through the centre of curvature of a converging mirror is reflected along the same path because it hits the concave (converging) mirror at right angles to its surface, due to which the angle of incidence and angle of reflection are both 00 . This is because the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection lie along the normal for a concave (converging) mirror.
 
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