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Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of shadow of an opaque object by a point source of light. How is the size of shadow affected if the screen is moved away from the object?

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Below ray diagram shows the formation of shadow of an opaque object by a point source of light :

Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of shadow of an opaque object by a point source of light. How is the size of shadow affected if the screen is moved away from the object? Concise Physics Solutions ICSE Class 6.

If the screen is moved away from the object the size of shadow increases, this happens because the light rays continue to diverge after passing the edges of the object.

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