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Question
The angle of incidence for of light passing through the centre of curvature of a concave mirror is:
(a) 45°
(b) 90°
(c) 0°
(d) 180°
Solution
0°
The reason being, a ray of light passing through the centre of curvature of a concave mirror strikes the mirror normally or perpendicularly.
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