Read the following statement and select the option
 Statement 1: It is not possible to photograph a virtual image.
Statement 2: An image is said to be virtual if the reflected or reflected rays are diverging in nature.
A) Both statement 1 and statement 2 are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.
B) Both statement 1 and statement 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.
C) statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.
D) statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.

Hint: Virtual image refers to the image which forms when the light rays appears to meet at a definite point after reflection from the mirror. The ray nature of light is used to explain how light refracts at planes.

Complete step by step answer:
The given statement 1 is false because any camera that is capable of photographing actual objects is also capable of photographing real and virtual images. If you stand in front of a mirror and take a photo you will get a photo of the virtual image. When you look at yourself in a mirror your retina gets a real image of the virtual image.
In the second statement we have that an image is said to be virtual if the reflected or refracted rays are diverging in nature. The ray nature of light is used to explain how light refracts at planes and curved surfaces a variety of real world phenomena reflection principles are combined with rays for a diverging lens refract that the image of the object is virtually upright. The location of the object does not affect the characteristics of the image

So, the correct answer is “Option D”.

Additional Information:
A real image is defined as one that is formed when rays of light are directed in a fixed point. A real image can be projected or seen on a screen. The best example of a real image is the one formed on a cinema screen.
A virtual image is defined as the opposite of a real image therefore an image that cannot be obtained on a screen is referred to as a virtual image. The explanation for this is the fact that the rays of light that form a virtual image never converge therefore a virtual image can never be projected onto a screen. The best example of a virtual image Is your reflection in the mirror.

Note:
. Real images are produced by intersecting rays while virtual images are produced by diverging rays.
. Real images can be projected on a screen while virtual ones cannot.
. Real images are formed by two opposite lenses, concave and convex.
. Virtual images are always upright while real images are always inverted .