Rays of light _to the principal axis of a concave mirror will converge on a point in front of the mirror called .

perpendicular; focus

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parallel; pole

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perpendicular; pole

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parallel; focus

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The correct option is D parallel; focus
Rays of light parallel to the principal axis of a concave mirror will converge on a point in front of the mirror. That makes this a converging mirror and the point where the rays converge is called the focal point or focus.

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Fill in the following blanks with suitable words :

(a) Parallel rays of light are reflected by a concave mirror to a point called the ___.

(b) The focal length of a concave mirror is the distance from the ___ to the mirror.

(d) For a convex mirror, parallel rays of light appear to diverge from a point called the___.

Name the point where a beam of light incident parallel to the principal axis of a concave mirror will converge after reflection from the mirror.

The point on the principal axis to which the parallel beams of light converge after reflection from a concave mirror is called ______________.

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