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GK QUESTION#2924

When an object is placed at the center of curvature of a concave mirror, what type of image is produced?

  1. AReal, inverted, and same sizeCorrect answer
  2. BVirtual, erect, and enlarged
  3. CReal, erect, and diminished
  4. DVirtual, inverted, and same size
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A. Real, inverted, and same size

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At the centre of curvature of a concave mirror, the image also forms at the centre of curvature. It is real, inverted and the same size as the object; its linear magnification is −1.

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