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Friday, June 20, 2008

Reflection of Light by 2E4 Gao YanTing

Reflection is the bouncing of light off an object,when light falls on the object.

The laws of reflection :

The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

The incident ray , the reflected ray and the normal at the point of incidence all lie on the same plane.

There are two types of reflection :

Regular reflection ---- a parallel beam of light is reflected as a parallel beam in the same direction to form clear images,occurs on smooth surfaces.

Diffused reflection ----- a parallel beam of light is reflected in different directions without forming any image,occurs on rough surfaces.

Uses of Plane Mirror

Help the driver to see traffic behind

Make a room look bigger

Check their appearance

Uses of Curved Mirrors

Convex --- Security mirrors are used in shops

Blind corner mirrors help drivers to see objects around the corner

Concave ---- Aconcave mirror is used to reflect light into the microscope

A dentist's mirror magnifies the image of your teeth.

From:Git it right
and Text book