Please answer question 43.
Q.43. State the precautions that should be taken while doing the experiment, to determine the focal length of a concave mirror by obtaining the image of a distant object.
- The distant object should be clearly visible.
- The image on the wall should be well defined and sharp.
(Student must pay special attention to get the sharp image. Obtaining a blurred image will give you an incorrect measurement of the focal length of a concave mirror). - While measuring the distance, the meter scale should be kept parallel to the ground.
- The meter scale must be correctly positioned between the wall and center of the concave mirror. Important note: This experiment can be performed outside the laboratory by taking the image on the screen (white paper) or white painted board or outer wall of the laboratory.