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

A

They will remain spherical with the same curvature, both in magnitude and sign.

B

They will become plane wave fronts.

C

They will become plane wave fronts.

D

They will remain spherical, but with different curvature, both in magnitude and sign.

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C
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