Question

What is the centre of curvature of a spherical mirror?

(a) It is a point from which the rays of light appear to be coming from on the principal axis a convex mirror

(b) It is the centre of a hollow sphere of which the spherical mirror is a part

(c) It is the mid-point of spherical mirror

(d) It is the point of the principal axis through which rays of light parallel to the principal axis pass after reflection

Answer 1

(b) It is the centre of a hollow sphere of which the spherical mirror is a part

The point in the center of the sphere from which the glass was sliced is known as the center of the curve and is denoted by the letter C in the illustration.