explain laws of reflection and refraction of light?
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Explanation:
The law of reflection defines that upon reflection from a smooth surface, the angle of the reflected ray is equal to the angle of the incident ray, with respect to the normal to the surface that is to a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of contact.
The reflected ray is always in the plane defined by the incident ray and the normal to the surface at the point of contact of the incident ray.
Laws of Reflection and Refraction
Laws of Reflection and RefractionPopularly known as SNELL'S LAW it is n1*sin i=n2*sin e where i is same as above,e is angle of refracted beam with normal. The INCIDENT ray,REFLECTED ray, REFRACTED ray and the NORMAL at the point of incidence all lie in the same plane. The plane is referred as plane of incidence.
The law of refraction, which is generally known as Snell's law governs the behave of light rays as they propagate across a sharp interface between two transparent dielectric media. The incident ray, the refracted ray and the normal to the interface of two media at the point of incidence all lie in the same plane.