Question

Place a lighted candle in front of a plane mirror. Try to see the flame of the candle in the mirror. It appears as if a similar candle is placed behind the mirror. The candle, which appears behind the mirror, is the image of the candle formed by the mirror. The candle itself is the object. Now move the candle to different positions in front of the mirror. Observe the image in each case.

1. How does the image appear in plane mirror?

2. What will be the size of the image?

3. What is reflection?

4. If the candle is placed 3 m away from a plane mirror, later moved one meter towards the mirror then the distance between the candle and its image will be

Answer 1

1. The image in the plane mirror appears to be identical to the candle, but reversed from left to right.

2. The size of the image in the plane mirror will be the same as the size of the object (candle).

3. Reflection is the bouncing back of light rays when they encounter a surface, such as a mirror or any other shiny object.

4. The distance between the candle and its image in the plane mirror will remain the same, which is 3 meters.