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    The document discusses light as an electromagnetic wave that can travel through vacuum. It describes the speed of light and transverse waves. It also defines terms related to light such as luminous, illuminated, opaque, transparent, and translucent objects. The document then discusses reflection, defining the incident ray, reflected ray, normal, angles of incidence and reflection, and the law of reflection. It describes diffuse and regular reflection and the properties of images formed in a plane mirror.

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    The document discusses light as an electromagnetic wave that can travel through vacuum. It describes the speed of light and transverse waves. It also defines terms related to light such as luminous, illuminated, opaque, transparent, and translucent objects. The document then discusses reflection, defining the incident ray, reflected ray, normal, angles of incidence and reflection, and the law of reflection. It describes diffuse and regular reflection and the properties of images formed in a plane mirror.

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    G8. 2.1 Light

    Light is the form of energy. Light is the electromagnetic wave and transverse wave. It is part of
    the electromagnetic spectrum and all the electromagnetic spectrum travel this way. Light can
    travel through vacuum.

    Speed of light in air and in vacuum is 300,000,000 m/s (3 x 108 m/s). This is about one million
    times faster than that of sound. (speed of sound 330m/s)

    Transverse Wave

    Luminous: An object which gives off its own light. Example: Sun, stars, torchlight, burning
    candle, computer screen.

    Illuminated: An object that can be seen because light is reflected from it. Example: Planets,
    moon, Jupiter etc..

    Rectangular Propagation: Light travels in straight lines.

    Opaque: A substance which will not allow light to pass through it. (Brick)

    Transparent: A substance which will allow light to pass through it. (Opened window)

    Translucent: The description of a substance which will let some light through. (Frosted bathroom
    window)

    Umbra: The blackest part of a shadow where no light falls.

    Penumbra: The gray part of a shadow where some light falls.


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    2.2 Reflection

    Reflection: When light is incident on the surface of an object some of the light is sent back and
    this phenomenon is called reflection of light.

    Incident Ray: The light going towards the mirror is the incident ray.

    Reflected Ray: The light coming away from the mirror is the reflected ray.

    Normal: A line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence is called a normal.

    Angle of Incidence: The angle between the normal and the incident ray is called the angle of
    incidence. (i)

    Angle of reflection: The angle between the normal and the reflected ray is called the angle of
    reflection. (r )

    LAW OF REFLECTION

    1. The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection. i = r


    2. The incident ray, the reflected ray and the normal all lie in the same plane.

    Diffuse Reflection: Reflection from a rough surface in which light bounces in all directions.

    (many surface are rough)

    Regular Reflection: Reflection from a smooth surface in which light rays bounce in exactly in
    same pattern. (Mirror)
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    Reflection in a mirror

    The properties in a plane mirror.

    1. The image is the same size as the object.


    2. The image is erect (The line joining the object and the image is perpendicular to the
    mirror.
    3. The image is as far behind the mirror as the object is in front.

    4. The image is virtual image.

    5. The image is laterally inverted.


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