When an object is placed beyond the center of curvature (C) of a concave mirror, the reflected rays converge and form an inverted real image. This is due to the fact that the concave shape of the mirror causes the reflected rays to converge towards a focal point, resulting in an image being formed.
The inversion of the image is a result of the way light rays reflect off the concave mirror. The top of the object is reflected downwards and the bottom of the object is reflected upwards, causing the image to appear inverted. This is known as the principle of reversibility of light.
The distance between the object and the concave mirror affects the size of the image through the magnification equation: M = -v/u, where M is the magnification, v is the image distance, and u is the object distance. As the object moves further away from the mirror, the image size decreases.
No, a concave mirror can only create a virtual image when the object is located between the mirror and the focal point. When the object is beyond C, the reflected rays converge and form a real image.
The magnification equation (M = -v/u) also explains why the image formed by a concave mirror is larger than the object when the object is beyond C. Since the image distance (v) is negative and the object distance (u) is positive, the magnification will be greater than 1, resulting in a larger image.
