In a completely dark room, if you hold up a mirror in front of you, will you see a reflection of yourself in the mirror?

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But if we are in a completely dark room and standing in front of a mirror, we can't see our reflection as there is no light whose rays coming from us strike the smooth surface of the mirror. So we are unable to see our image in a completely dark room in a mirror.

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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