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Name the type of mirrors used in the design of solar furnaces. Explain how high temperature achieved by this device.

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(i) Concave mirror/ converging mirrors

(ii) When a solar furnace is placed at the focus of a large concave mirror/ reflector, it focuses a parallel beam of light on the furnace, consequently a high temperature is achieved after some time.

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