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O-LevelPhysicsLight5054/12 · Oct/Nov 2020 · Q231 Mark

A plane mirror on a vertical wall forms an image of an object placed in front of it. Which characteristics describe the image?

Areal, inverted and smaller than the object
Breal, upright and the same size as the object
Cvirtual, upright and smaller than the object
Dvirtual, upright and the same size as the object

✓ Correct answer

D: virtual, upright and the same size as the object

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Light, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2020 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 23.

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