What happens when light waves hit a surface?.  The Law of Reflection from a flat surface states that the angle of incidence is ALWAYS equal to the angle.

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What happens when light waves hit a surface?

 The Law of Reflection from a flat surface states that the angle of incidence is ALWAYS equal to the angle of reflection

Position of ObjectPosition of ImageDescription of Image (SALT) Object is beyond centre of curvature (C) Image is formed between F and C Smaller, Inverted, in front of the mirror between F and C, Real Object is at centre of curvature (C) Image is formed at CSame size, Inverted, in front of the mirror at C, Real Object is between C and F Image is formed beyond C Larger, Inverted, in front of the mirror beyond C Object is at focal point, FNo image formed Object is between focal point (F) and mirror Image is beyond the mirror Larger, Upright, behind the mirror, Virtual

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