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Ray Passing Through The Center of Curvature of Concave Mirror

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Explain why, a ray of light passing through the centre of curvature of a concave mirror gets reflected back along the same path.

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A ray of light passing through the centre of curvature of a concave mirror gets reflected along the same path. This is because, it strikes the mirror normally or perpendicularly.

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