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Thursday 2 August 2018

Curved Mirrors

Aim:

To investigate the reflection of light rays in concave and convex mirrors.

Equipment:

  • Ray box
  • Triple-slit ray slide
  • Concave and convex mirrors
  • Power supply

Method:

1. Set up ray box, triple-slit slide and power supply.
2.  Place the mirrors on your Scipad as indicated below.
3. Place the ray box at the top of the page and shine the 3 rays of light at the mirror.
4. Ensure that the middle ray of light is hitting the mirror at a 90 degree angle.
5. Carefully trace the direction of the three incident rays and the three reflection rays.

Results:






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