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AOne that can be projected onto a screen
BOne that is always inverted and smaller
COne that cannot be projected onto a screen
DOne that forms only on a curved mirror
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. One that cannot be projected onto a screen
1. A virtual image sits on the same side of the lens as the object and cannot be projected on a screen.
2. Light rays only appear to originate at a virtual image; they do not actually pass through that place in space.
3. A screen put there receives only diffuse light from the object rather than focused rays from the lens.
4. Virtual images can still be seen, because the lens of the eye converges the diverging rays into a real image on the retina.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics (CC BY 4.0), Ch 25 "Geometric Optics", section 25.6 Image Formation by Lenses_
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