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The shiny outer surface of a hollow sphere of aluminium of radius 50 cm is to be used as a mirror :
(a) What will be the focal length this mirror ?
(b) Which type be the focal length of this mirror ?
( c) State whether this spherical mirror will diverge of converge light rays.

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(a) 25 cm, (b) Convex mirror ( c) Diverge light
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