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Difference between real and virtual image.

Asked by Topperlearning User | 15 May, 2015, 07:07: AM

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Real image	Virtual image
It can be obtained on a screen.	It cannot be obtained on a screen.
The rays of light after reflection meet at a point.	The rays of light after reflection appear to meet at a point.
It is always inverted.	It is always erect but laterally inverted.
It is formed on the same side of the mirror as the object.	It is always formed on the back side of the mirror.