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A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror at an angle of 30 with its normal. The deviation produced in the ray is

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120
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30
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90
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60
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Solution

The correct option is A 120
Deviation of a light ray incident on the plane mirror making an angle of θ with normal is
δ=1802θ=18060=120
Why this question?

Concept: Angle of deviation by reflection (δ) is the angle between extended incident ray & reflected ray. Angle of deviation varies between 0 to 180

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