CameraIcon

SearchIcon

MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Telescope

WHAT IS THE D...

Question

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPHERICAL MIRROR AND SPHERICAL LENS?

Open in App

Solution

A spherical mirror is a part of a hollow sphere whose one side is reflecting and the other side is opaque whereas a lens is a portion of a transparent refracting medium bound by two spherical surfaces or one spherical surface and the other plane surface.

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

0

Similar questions

Q. A spherical mirror and a thin spherical lens have focal length of

- 20 c m

. The mirror and lens will be:

Q. The magnification produced by a spherical lens and a spherical mirror is + 2.0.
(a) The lens and mirror are both concave
(b) The lens and mirror are both convex
(c) The lens is convex but the mirror is concave
(d) The lens is concave but the mirror is convex

Q. A spherical mirror and a thin spherical lens have each a focal length of

- 15

cm. The mirror and lens are likely to be :

A spherical mirror and a thin spherical lens have each a focal length of -12 cm. The mirror and the lens are likely to be:

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Telescope Tackle

PHYSICS

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Standard X Physics

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon