For a spherical concave mirror, the normal will pass through :

The focus

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The center of curvature

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The pole

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Depends upon the point of incidence

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Solution

The correct option is B
The center of curvature

For a circle, the normal at any point of it, passes through the center of curvature. Same is true for the sphere as well.

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For a spherical concave mirror, the normal will pass through :

The correct option is B The center of curvature For a circle, the normal at any point of it, passes through the center of curvature. Same is true for the sphere as well.

The correct option is B
The center of curvature

For a circle, the normal at any point of it, passes through the center of curvature. Same is true for the sphere as well.