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Any good conductor reflects lower frequency electromagnetic waves up through the microwave bands, polished surfaces (these do not have to be conductors) reflect electromagnetic waves in the IR/visible/UV frequency range, almost nothing reflects (except at very very shallow angles) x-ray/gamma ray electromagnetic waves.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agodense materials are more likely to reflect or absorb electromagnetic waves rather than transmitting because the particles in dense materials are closer together and the waves cant pass through them easily therefor they are more likely to be absorbed or reflected
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