Observing Reflection in Curved Mirrors

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

Concave Mirrors:
Concave mirrors have the shiny surface on the inside of the carve. When looking at a
tablespoon, the bowl of the spoon is concave.

Convex Mirrors:
Convex mirrors have the shiny surface on the outside of the curve. When looking at a
tablespoon, the back of the spoon is convex

Method:
1. Set up your ray box, triple-slit ray side, and power supply.
2. Place the mirrors in your book as indicated below,place the ray box at the top of the page and shine the 3 rays of light at the mirror.
3. Ensure that the middle ray of light is hitting the mirror at a 90 degrees angle.
4. Carefully trace the direction of the three incident rays and the three reflected rays.