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Bouncing back of light after striking a surface of
another medium into the same medium is known
as reflection.
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The bouncing of light from a smooth surface is
known as regular reflection. They produce regular
reflections and sharp images

Yarallel beam Convergent beam Divergent beam

 

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Yarallel rays of light falling onto a

rough surface are scattered or
reflected in different directions.
This type of reflection is called
diffused or scattered reflection
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Ray of incidence and ray of reflection will always be travelling in opposite directions

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Angle of incidence Angle of

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Reflected ray

The ray of incidence, ray of reflection and the normal ray all
lie on the same surface.
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