WAEC Physics 2022 Objective — Question 11
Question 11 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Physics 2022 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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Which of the following descriptions of the image formed by a plane mirror is not correct?
- A. The image is A. erect and of the same size as the object
- B. the object is B. laterally inverted and of the same size as the object
- C. The object is C. erect and bigger than the objectCorrect
- D. virtual and of the same size as the object
Explanation
A plane mirror produces an image that is erect, virtual, laterally inverted, and the SAME size as the object — not bigger. So the description of the image being 'erect and bigger than the object' is incorrect.
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