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The portion of a light ray that falls on a surface is?
The portion of a light ray that falls on a surface is incident ray.
What happens when a ray of light hits metal?
It reflects off it. If the surface is smooth you get an orderly reflection, if rough then a random scatter of light.
What happens to a ray of light as it enters and leaves a glass block?
The ray of light gets refracted. Depending on the medium it is entering, it will bend either to or away from the normal. For example, if it is entering a glass block from air, it will bend towards the normal, and if it leaves a glass block and enters air it will bend away from the normal. The amount the ray bends depends on the angle of incidences and the refractive indices of the two mediums, and are governed by Snell's Law.
What happens if the ray of light hits the mirror?
The ray of light reflects.
What is the ray of incidence?
The ray of incidence is the light ray hitting the mirror plane and the ray bouncing off is the reflection ray. An incident ray is a ray of light that strikes a surface. The angle between this ray and the perpendicular or normal to the surface is the angle of incidence
The portion of a light ray that falls on a surface is a?
The portion of a light ray that falls on a surface is incident ray.
The portion of a light ray that falls on a surface is?
The portion of a light ray that falls on a surface is incident ray.
What happen when a ray of light falls perpendicular to the surface of mirror?
it reflects
What is the difference between an incident ray and a reflected ray?
The ray which hits or falls on a object or a material initially is known as INCIDENT RAY. The ray which gets reflected after hitting the object is known as REFLECTED RAY.
What happens when a light ray hits a surface?
They may be absorbed and converted to heat or reflected in scattered fashion.
What happens when a ray of light hits metal?
It reflects off it. If the surface is smooth you get an orderly reflection, if rough then a random scatter of light.
What happens to a ray of light as it enters and leaves a glass block?
The ray of light gets refracted. Depending on the medium it is entering, it will bend either to or away from the normal. For example, if it is entering a glass block from air, it will bend towards the normal, and if it leaves a glass block and enters air it will bend away from the normal. The amount the ray bends depends on the angle of incidences and the refractive indices of the two mediums, and are governed by Snell's Law.
What happens when a ray of light hits a reflective surface like a mirror?
It'll undergo reflection and will get reflected back
What is the ray of light which strikes the surface?
incident ray
How will light hitting a solid surface be reflected back?
when a light ray is thrown on a PLANE surface two things occur which cause light to reflect 1- the incident ray is equal to the reflected ray 1- the incident ray , the reflected ray and the normal, at the point of incidence, all lie at the same plane
What happens if the ray of light hits the mirror?
The ray of light reflects.
The ray of light that strikes a surface?
It does.
