What image is formed when an object is placed behind the center of curvature?

Option 4 : Between Focus and the Centre of Curvature

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CONCEPT:

Different positions of the object and their image by a concave mirror:

Position of the object (Concave mirror)	Position of image	size of the image in comparison to the object	Nature of image
At Infinity	At focus	Highly diminished	Real, inverted
Between Infinity and the centre of curvature	Between the focus and centre of curvature	Diminished	Real, inverted
At the centre of curvature	At the centre of curvature	Of the same size	Real, inverted
At focus	At Infinity	Highly enlarged	Real, inverted
Between the focus and centre of curvature	Between the centre of curvature and infinity	Enlarged	Real, inverted

EXPLANATION:

The image is formed between Focus and the Centre of Curvature when an object is placed beyond the centre of curvature of a concave mirror.
So option 4 is correct.

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