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The document explains the concept of light as electromagnetic radiation visible to the human eye and details the law of reflection, which states that the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence. It describes two types of reflection: regular reflection, which occurs on smooth surfaces like plane mirrors producing clear images, and irregular reflection, which occurs on rough surfaces causing light to scatter in various directions. The document emphasizes that images from curved mirrors can be either real or virtual, while diffuse reflection allows visibility of objects from different angles.

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The document explains the concept of light as electromagnetic radiation visible to the human eye and details the law of reflection, which states that the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence. It describes two types of reflection: regular reflection, which occurs on smooth surfaces like plane mirrors producing clear images, and irregular reflection, which occurs on rough surfaces causing light to scatter in various directions. The document emphasizes that images from curved mirrors can be either real or virtual, while diffuse reflection allows visibility of objects from different angles.

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NOTES: ( GRADE 8)

 LIGHT -electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the human


eye.

What Is Law of Reflection?

Definition:

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.

The images produced by plane mirrors and curved mirrors can be understood
by the law of reflection.

Law of reflection is defined as:

The principle when the light rays fall on the smooth surface, the angle of
reflection is equal to the angle of incidence, also the incident ray, the
reflected ray, and the normal to the surface all lie in the same plane.

What Is Reflection of Light?

The process through which light rays fall on the surface and get bounced
back is known as a reflection of light.

Types of Reflection

1. Regular Reflection:

The plane mirrors with a smooth surface produce this type of reflection. In
this case, the image is clear and very much visible. The images produced by
plane mirrors are always virtual, that is they cannot be collected on a screen.
In the case of curved mirrors with a smooth surface, we can see the images
of reflection either virtually or really. That is, the images produced by curved
mirrors can be either real (collected on a screen and seen), or virtual (cannot
be collected on a screen, but only seen).

2. Irregular Reflection:

Unlike mirrors, most natural surfaces are rough on the scale of the
wavelength of light, and, as a consequence, parallel incident light rays are
reflected in many different directions irregularly, or diffusely. Hence, diffuse
reflection helps in seeing the objects and is responsible for the ability to see
most illuminated surfaces from any position.

Types of Reflection

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