Mention the characteristics of the image of an object in a plane mirror.

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A plane mirror is a smooth flat reflective surface.
The characteristics of the image of an object in a plane mirror are as follows:
The image is virtual. It means the reflected rays appear to meet at a point behind the mirror.
The size of the object is equal to the size of the image.
The image is always lateral inverted which means the left side of the object appears right side in the image and vice versa.
The distance of the image is equal to the distance of the object from the plane mirror.

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