Explain NCERT Class 10 Science Activity 10.5 Solution

 Explain NCERT Class 10 Science Activity 10.5 Solution 

In this article, we will discuss activity 10.5 class 10 science. You will find a complete explanation with a conclusion.

After studying this activity 10.5 Class 10 Science Light- Reflection and Refraction, you will be able to solve Questions of Chapter 10 Light- Reflection and Refraction.

 

Activity 10.5 Class 10 Science

   ·     Take a convex mirror. Hold it in one hand.

   ·     Hold a pencil in the upright position in the other hand.

   ·     Observe the image of the pencil in the mirror. Is the image erect or inverted? Is it diminished or enlarged?

   ·     Move the pencil away from the mirror slowly. Does the image become smaller or larger?

   ·     Repeat the activity carefully. State whether the image will move closer to or farther away from the focus as the object is moved away from the mirror?

Observation of activity 10.5 Class 10 Science

When we keep the pencil upright in front of the convex mirror then a virtual, diminished, and the erect image is formed.

Explanation of activity 10.5 Class 10 Science

When we move the pencil away from the mirror, the image becomes smaller and smaller, and the image move closer to the Focus of the mirror

i.     Object at infinity

Nature of image – Virtual and erect

Position of the image – At Focus

Size of image – highly diminished, point-sized

ii.    Object between infinity and P

Nature of image – Virtual and erect

Position of the image – between P and F behind the mirror

Size of image – diminished

Conclusion of activity 10.5 Class 10 Science

This activity 10.5 Class 10 Science explains the characteristics of an image formed by a convex mirror.

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