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A ray of light is incident normally on a plane mirrorr. The angle of reflection will be

A

`0^(@)`

B

`90^(@)`

C

will not be reflected

D

none of these

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A
When a ray of light is incident normally on a surface then the angle of incidence is zero. Hence, angle of reflection is also zero.
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