Question

Differentiate between incident ray and reflected ray.

Answer 1

S. No.	Incident ray	Reflected ray
1	1. An incident ray is a ray of light that strikes a surface.	1. The reflected ray corresponding to a given incident ray, is the ray that represents the light reflected by the surface.
2	2. The angle between this ray and the perpendicular or normal to the surface is the angle of incidence.	2. The angle between the surface normal and the reflected ray is known as the angle of reflection.