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what what is reflected energy

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Electromagnetic waves like the sunlight can be reflected and absorbed. Reflection means that they are thrown back from a surface; absorption means that they are incorporated by a surface and transformed into heat energy. Different surfaces reflect and absorb differently. The ratio between absorption and reflection is called albedo.
So The reflected rays have Some energy is called as refkected energy of wave
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