Our left hand appears on the right in a plane mirror because of the phenomenon called:

Lateral inversion

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Solution

The correct option is A Lateral inversion
The phenomenon where your left appears as the right and vice versa in a mirror is referred to as lateral inversion.
Example: You will find that the word ‘MIRROR’ is reflected as ‘MIЯЯOЯ’

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