Physics
A ray of light passing through the centre of curvature of a spherical mirror, after reflection:
- passes through the focus
- passes through the pole
- becomes parallel to the principal axis
- retraces its own path
Reflection of Light
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retraces its own path
Reason — A ray of light passing through the centre of curvature is incident normally on the spherical mirror and its angle of incidence and angle of reflection is zero so the light ray retraces its own path.
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