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What kind of mirror, concave, convex or plane, would be best suitable for use in a solar cooker? why? ( CBSE 2011)

A concave mirror would be the best suited for use in a solar cooker. When a concave mirror reflector is attached to a solar cooker, it converges a large amount of sin's heat radiations aat its focus due to which a high temperature is produced at the focus area.

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