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Bodies that emit light produce their own light through a process like thermal radiation or chemical reactions, while bodies that reflect light simply bounce off light that falls on them from another source. Emitting light produces self-generated illumination, while reflecting light allows an object to be visible by reflecting light from external sources.

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