- The incident ray, the reflected ray and the normal to the reflection surface at the point of the incidence lie in the same plane.
- The angle which the incident ray makes with the normal is equal to the angle which the reflected ray makes to the same normal.
- The reflected ray and the incident ray are on the opposite sides of the normal.
Refraction
- Occurs when light passes through a different medium
- Angle between incident ray and normal as compared to emergent ray and normal is the same
- Refractive Index = sin i / sin r OR 1 / sin c
- Critical Angle = sin^-1 (1/Refractive Index)
*i=Angle between incident ray and normal; r=Angle between refracted ray and normal; c= Critical angle
Lenses
These are the 6 different positions for lenses which will produce different types of images, like whether it is real or virtual, inverted or upright and magnified, diminished or the same as before.