What kind of mirror – concave, convex or plain – would be best suited for use in a solar cooker? Why?

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asked Jun 17, 2017 in Chemistry by Kundan kumar (49,132 points) 34 435 1342

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answered Jun 17, 2017 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) 8 11 25
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A solar cooker uses heat of the sunlight to cook the food. A concave mirror is used in order to reflect and focus sunlight at a particular area. The mirror focuses all the incident sunlight at a point. The temperature at that point increases, thereby cooking and heating the food placed at that particular area.

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