When an object is held in front of a thick plane glass mirror, what are the number of images obtained? Which image is the brightest one? Explain.

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When an object is observed through a thick mirror, silvered at its back, a large number of images are obtained.
Out of all the images, the second image is the brightest. In this case, the first image is formed by reflection at the first surface, which is the unsilvered surface of the mirror.
The second image is formed after reflection from the rear silvered surface, which sends the maximum amount of light.
The rest of the images formed are due to internal multiple reflections which occur inside the mirror. These images contain a lesser amount of light and so their intensity gradually decreases.

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