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Answer the following questions.

Why does obtaining the image of the sun on a paper with the help of a concave mirror burn the paper?

The paper is burnt because the rays of the sun which comes from infinite distance forms the image at the focus of the concave mirror hence large amount of heat is generated due to infinite rays of sun meeting at the focus which in turn burns the paper.


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