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Reflection of Light
Physics · Chapter 5 · Theme 4: Light Energy
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- Light travels in straight lines; reflection of light and reflecting surfaces
- Terms: plane surface, normal, point of incidence, incident and reflected ray, angle of incidence, angle of reflection
- Laws of reflection
- Image in a plane mirror: ray diagram and characteristics (lateral inversion, same size, same distance behind the mirror)
- Uses of plane mirrors; speed of light (3 x 10^8 m/s) and its slowing in glass and water