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The phenomenon of rebounding and change in direction of light when it strikes the surface of a mirror is called ____________.

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Refraction

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Diffraction

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Reflection

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is C Reflection
Reflection is the change in direction of a wavefront at an interface between two different media so that the wavefront returns into the medium from which it originated.

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