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Why can you see your reflection in some things and not other things?
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∙ 14y ago
When a photon of light hits a mirror it cause the electrons in the mirror's atoms to vibrate and give off identical photons of light. Metals work better as mirrors because they have a large number of electrons shared by their atoms. The atoms in other reflecting surfaces, such as glass, do not share their electrons as readily. Mirrors need to be smooth so that the reflected light goes straight back to its origination instead of being scattered in many different directions.
With these conditions in place, light striking your face will be reflected towards a mirror in a state modified by the characteristics of your face. The mirror will in turn release an exact replica of the light photon back towards you, which will be absorbed and processed by your eyes and brain, and you will then create the image of your big smiling mug by the actions your mind perform to analyze light particles.
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∙ 14y agoThe reflectiveness of a material is dependent on its surface roughness. A material with a very good polish will be more reflective than a material with a poor polish. For instance, most chunks of rock you encounter are unreflective. They have generally been broken off a larger chunk of rock, and that broken surface has a lot of topography (roughness). If you were to polish that rock so that there were very few imperfections in the surface it would eventually be so reflective that you can see you reflection in it.
Reflectiveness depends on surface roughness because of scattering. Waves of light first bounce off the object whose reflection you're trying to see (in this case your face), then bounce off of the reflecting object (in this case a rock), and then enter you're eye. If all the waves are precisely reflected from the rock, then they will preserve the image or your face. If there is any surface roughness, then waves will be reflected in many different directions (scattered) and that image with be destroyed.
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∙ 13y agoAny smooth surface
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∙ 11y agoYou can see your reflection in your tv
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water,mirros,glasses,glass,carhull.
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Why cant you see your reflection in all objects that replect light?
You cannot see your reflection in all objects that reflect light because of diffuse reflection.
Why can't you see your reflection in all objects that reflect?
You cannot see your reflection in all objects that reflect light because of diffuse reflection.
What are the phenomenon of light in nature?
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Why can't you see reflection in all objects that reflect light?
You cannot see your reflection in all objects that reflect light because of diffuse reflection.
