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Spherical Mirrors
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Spherical Mirrors – Learning Outcomes Recognise and use key words relating to mirrors.
Centre of curvature Focus / focal point, focal length Pole Principal axis
Use ray tracing to demonstrate reflection. Find images in spherical mirrors using ray tracing. Describe the images formed in spherical mirrors. Differentiate between real and virtual images.
Spherical Mirrors – Learning Outcomes Use formulas to solve problems about spherical
mirrors:
Give uses of concave and convex mirrors. Measure the focal length of a concave mirror.
Spherical Mirrors
Spherical Mirrors – Ray Tracing A ray striking the pole is reflected at an equal angle
with the principal axis.
Spherical Mirrors – Ray Tracing A ray passing through the centre of curvature will be
reflected back through the centre of curvature.
Spherical Mirrors – Ray Tracing A ray incident parallel to the principal axis will reflect
back through the focus
Spherical Mirrors – Ray Tracing A ray passing through the focus will reflect parallel to
the principal axis.
Spherical Mirrors - Images Unlike in a plane mirror, spherical mirrors can form
both real and virtual images. Real images are formed by the actual intersection of
rays They can be formed on a screen or found by using no parallax
Virtual images are formed by the apparent intersection of rays. They cannot be formed on a screen, but may be found using
no parallax.
Spherical Mirrors - Images To focus an image of a distant object.1. Use a bright distant object (e.g. a window in a dark
room).2. Face a concave mirror towards the object.3. Hold a piece of paper or cardboard in front of the
mirror, and move it back and forth to focus the image.
4. If the object was very far away, the image will form at the focus of the mirror.
Concave Mirrors - Images1. An object outside the centre of curvature.
Image is: real inverted diminished between C and f
Concave Mirrors - Images2. An object at the centre of curvature.
Image is: real inverted same size at C
Concave Mirrors - Images3. An object between the centre of curvature and the
focus. Image is: real inverted magnified outside C
Concave Mirrors - Images4. An object at the focus.
Image is: nonexistant at infinity
Concave Mirrors - Images5. An object inside the focus.
Image is: virtual upright magnified behind mirror
Convex Mirrors – Ray Tracing1. A ray which strikes the pole is reflected at an equal
angle to the principal axis.
Convex Mirrors – Ray Tracing2. A ray heading for the centre of curvature will be
reflected back along its path.
Convex Mirrors – Ray Tracing3. A ray incident parallel to the principal axis is reflected
back as if it came from the focus.
Convex Mirrors – Ray Tracing4. A ray travelling towards the focus is reflected parallel
to the principal axis.
Convex Mirrors - Images An object anywhere in front of a convex mirror will
yield the same result – image is virtual, diminished, upright, and behind the mirror.
Formula for Spherical Mirrors f = focal length, u = object distance, v = image distance Note that v is positive for real images, negative for virtual
images. (RIP – real is positive)
m = magnification, u = object distance/height, v = image distance/height
Calculations e.g. Chad holds a concave mirror 30cm in front of a
bulb. How far from the mirror does the image form if the focal length of the mirror is: 20cm? 40cm?
Calculations e.g. An object is placed 30cm in front of a concave
mirror. A real image of the object is formed 50cm from the mirror. What is the focal length of the mirror? If the object is 5cm high, what is the height of the image?
Calculations e.g. An image is formed in a concave mirror of focal
length 20cm. The image is three times the size of the object. Where must the object be placed if: the image is real? the image is virtual? (real) or (virtual)
Uses of Mirrors Concave – magnify when object inside C
Dentist mirrors Cosmetic mirrors Searchlights / floodlights / car headlights
Convex – wide field of view Door mirror in a car At concealed entrances At ATMs and in banks