Light incident on a surface at an angle of 45° undergoes diffused reflection. At what angle will it reflect?

does it stay at angles less than 45°?

here are the options:

A. only at angles less than 45°

B. only at angles greater than 45°

C. only at 45°

D. at any angle between - 90° and 90°

E. only at 0°

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Rachel Patton

Physics

23 December, 05:30

Light incident on a surface at an angle of 45° undergoes diffused reflection. At what angle will it reflect?

does it stay at angles less than 45°?

here are the options:

A. only at angles less than 45°

B. only at angles greater than 45°

C. only at 45°

D. at any angle between - 90° and 90°

E. only at 0°

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Anthony Leblanc · Answer 1

The correct answer is option D. i. e. at any angle between - 90 and 90 degrees. In the diffused reflection, the surface is rough and the direction of light in not the same as the incident light. It can be reflected at any angle.