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Name the phenomenon responsible for the following effect : When we sit in front of a plane mirror and write with our right hand, it appears in the mirror that we are writing with the left hand.

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Lateral inversion in a plane (flat) mirror means the apparent reversal of left and right in the mirror image compared with the object. Lateral means "sideways".


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