Science, asked by janharveyludovice062, 2 months ago

Why do water reflect things?

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Answered by elisaanthony07

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Water is reflective mainly because it is relatively flat and its index of refraction is different than air. ... The amount of light reflected off water at the normal angle ( zero angle of incidence) is very small since most of the light is transmitted.

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Answered by dharamisthapandya

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The most fundamental answer is that water reflects light because the wave impedance of water is different than the one of air and the electric and magnetic field must be continuous everywhere in space.

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