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After reflection from a concave mirror, a plane wave front becomes

A

Cylindrical

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B

Spherical

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C

Remains planar

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Spherical
Given,

As show in figure,

Plane wave front after reflection from concave mirror, turned into spherical wave front.

Hence, spherical wave front will appear.

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