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Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer: Visible Light
Types of Reflection
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Types of Reflection
When light hits a surface, it bounces off, and this is called reflection. There are two main types of reflection: regular reflection and diffuse reflection. Regular reflection happens on smooth, shiny surfaces like mirrors, where light reflects in one clear direction...
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Why does your face look clear in a mirror but fuzzy in river water? It is because of how light reflects from these surfaces.
When light hits a surface, it bounces off. This bouncing of light is called reflection. What happens next depends on how smooth the surface is.
If the surface is very smooth, like a clean mirror or ...
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