College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 24 - Conceptual Questions - Page 934: 3

Answer

If a piece of white cardboard is placed at the location of a virtual object, nothing would be seen on the cardboard because a virtual object is an image that cannot be projected onto a physical surface. It can be seen by the observer's eye when they are looking through a lens but it cannot be projected onto a surface.

Work Step by Step

If a piece of white cardboard is placed at the location of a virtual object, nothing would be seen on the cardboard because a virtual object is an image that cannot be projected onto a physical surface. It can be seen by the observer's eye when they are looking through a lens but it cannot be projected onto a surface.
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