Question

Name the type of mirror used (i) by dentists and (it) in solar furnaces. Give two reasons why such mirrors are used in each case.(All India - 2013)

Answer 1

Answer:

concave...................

Answer 2

Concave mirrors are used by dentists and in solar furnaces.

• Concave mirrors are used by dentists because these mirrors give clear and real images.

• Concave mirrors provide the dental specialists to see the movement points of the tooth in an amplified shape.

• Concave mirrors used in solar furnaces because these mirrors help in pointing the sun's light on the furnace.

• Concave mirrors reflect the sunlight on the solar furnaces within a few minutes.

• Because concave mirrors only reflect the light towards the focal point.