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What type of mirror is used in solar cookers and why?

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Concave mirrors are used in solar cookers. The reasons are:
1. Concave mirrors absorb all the incident light and reflect it to a single focal point.
2. This reflected light is very powerful because it carries a lot of thermal energy.

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