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Spherical wavefronts, from a point source, strike a reflecting plane. What will happen to these wavefronts immediately after reflection?

A

they will remain spherical with the same curvature

B

they will become plane wavefronts

C

they will remain spherical with the same curvature but sign of curvature reversed

D

they will remain spherical but with different curvature both in magnitude and sign

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C
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