How does the type of surface determine the amount of light reflected?

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Elise

7 June, 21:05

How does the type of surface determine the amount of light reflected?

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Chaim Dominguez · Answer 1

The amount of light reflected by an object, and how it is reflected, is highly dependent upon the degree of smoothness or texture of the surface. When surface imperfections are smaller than the wavelength of the incident light (as in the case of a mirror), virtually all of the light is reflected equally.