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Discuss the law of reflection with diagrams? Define the index of refraction with example?

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Step 1:Explanation of Law of reflection

According to the law of reflection , when light hits on a smooth surface ,the incident angle will be equal to the reflected angle and the incident ray , normal ray and reflected ray all lie in the same plane .Thus the law of reflection consists of two conditions:

When light ray falls on a smooth surface ,the angle made by incident ray with respect to the normal line should be equal to the angle made by reflected ray with respect to the normal line.
When light ray falls on a smooth surface ,the incident ray, reflected ray and normal should all lie in the same plane.

The diagram describing the law of reflection is given below:

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