Question

Differentiate between the reflection of light form a plane mirror and that from a plane sheet of paper.

ICSE Class 9 Physics Chapter Reflection of Light

Answer 1

=> reflection of light from a plane mirror 1) it is a regular reflection2)light rays falls on a smooth and polished surface,a parallel beam of light is incident on a plane mirror,the reflected beam is also parallel.. .=>reflection of light from a sheet of paper 1) its a irregular reflection 2) light rays strike at different parts of a rough surface,each rays gets reflected from different points of rought surface in different direction

Answer 2

Answer:

REFLECTION OF LIGHT FROM A PLANE MIRROR-

It reflects all the colours.

REFLECTION OF LIGHT FROM A PLANE SHEET OF PAPER-

It absorbs all the colours and reflect only the colour of the page.

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