Question

What is a virtual image?

• A. The image that cannot be caught on a screen
• B. The image that can be caught on a screen
• C. The image that cannot be converged on a screen
• D. None

Answer 1

The correct option is A The image that cannot be caught on a screen

Correct answer (a)

A virtual image is an image formed when the outgoing rays from a point on an object always diverge.The image appears to be located at the point of apparent divergence. Because the rays never really converge, avirtual image cannot be projected onto ascreen.