What happens when a ray is shone at a mirror

When light reaches a mirror, it reflects off the surface of the mirror: the incident ray is the light going towards the mirror. the reflected ray is the light coming away from the mirror.

What happens when a light ray falls on a mirror?

Regular reflection is also known as specular reflection and occurs when a light ray falls on a surface such as a mirror. The light ray suffers a sharp reflection and almost the entire incident ray is reflected uniformly so that there is no blurriness. The angle of reflection for the different incident rays is same.

When a light ray hits a mirror what rules does it follow?

(These two angles are labeled with the Greek letter “theta” accompanied by a subscript; read as “theta-i” for angle of incidence and “theta-r” for angle of reflection.) The law of reflection states that when a ray of light reflects off a surface, the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.