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Understanding The Reflection of Light

This document discusses the reflection of light. It explains that reflection occurs when light rays bounce off a surface rather than passing through it. The law of reflection states that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. Reflection forms images that are laterally inverted from the object. Reflection on curved mirrors can form real or virtual images, depending on the position of the object relative to the focal point and center of curvature of the mirror.

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Understanding The Reflection of Light

This document discusses the reflection of light. It explains that reflection occurs when light rays bounce off a surface rather than passing through it. The law of reflection states that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. Reflection forms images that are laterally inverted from the object. Reflection on curved mirrors can form real or virtual images, depending on the position of the object relative to the focal point and center of curvature of the mirror.

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UNDERSTANDING THE

REFLECTION OF LIGHT
UNDERSTANDING REFLECTION OF LIGHT
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION

You can see the objects because they


reflect the light that falls on them
Why does it appear to be very dark in outer space
although the Sun and stars are always shining ?

This is
because there
are no
particles in
space to
reflect light
and we see
darkness
around the
stars and the
planets.
When you stand in front of the mirror with your right
hand up, what can you see ?

You can
see that
the image
in the
mirror put
up his left
hand.
When you look at your face on the face of a book, you cannot
see your image. Why ?
Parallel rays of light falling on a smooth flat surface
will be reflected as parallel rays. An image is formed.
Parallel rays of light falling on a irregular surface, the
light is reflected in different directions. No image is
formed.
A ball bouncing off the bank of a pool table
behaves like a light ray reflecting off a mirror.
Light travels in a straight line
WHAT IS REFLECTION ?

A light ray bouncing off the mirror is called


reflection

Reflection is the light ray that bounces off the


bright metal surface which is not transparent.

Incidence ray Reflected ray


TRANSPARENT SURFACE

Allowing the light ray to pass


through so that object behind
can be clearly seen. A light
ray cannot be reflected.

NOT TRANSPARENT
SURFACE

The light ray could not pass


through. A light ray is reflected
THE LAW OF REFLECTION

object

eye

r i Incidence
reflected ray ray

Plane mirror

image

Angle of incidence, i = angle of reflection, r

The distance of an object from mirror = the distance of an image from mirror
IDEA OF LIGHT REFLECTION
IMAGE CHARACTERISTICS

Upright the position of the object


is equal to that of the image

Same size

Laterally inverted

Virtual the image formed behind


the mirror , the image that cannot
be formed on screen
REFLECTION ON A CURVED MIRROR
CONCAVE MIRROR

object image
C F
CONVEX MIRROR

object image F C
CHARACTERICS OF IMAGE IN A CONCAVE MIRROR

u more than C

Real, Diminished and Inverted


u =C

Real, Same size and Inverted


u more than F

Real, Enlarged and Inverted


u less than F

Virtual, Enlarged and Upright

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