Question

A plane mirror forms a real image of an object placed in front of it.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Drawing the diagram of the situation:

1. A plane mirror forms an upright (erect) image of the object placed in front of it.
2. The image formed by the plane mirror is of the same size as the object.
3. The image formed by the plane mirror is as far behind the mirror as the object is in front of it.
4. The image formed by the plane mirror is virtual in nature i.e it cannot be obtained on the screen.
5. The image formed by the plane mirror is laterally inverted.

Hence, the statement of the question is false.