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10/08/2021 12:48 pm
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Which type of mirror is used in a solar furnace? Support your answer with reason.
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10/08/2021 12:49 pm
Concave mirror is used in a solar furnace.
The solar furnace is placed at the focus of a large concave reflector. When parallel rays of light from the sun fall on the surface of the concave mirror, rays gets reflected and meet at the focus of the mirror due to the converging nature of concave mirror. Thus, the furnace kept at the focus becomes very hot. Even steel can be melted in this furnace.