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When light is reflected from a surface it can be either regular reflection or diffuse reflection. The essential difference between regularly and diffusely reflecting surfaces is that

A

a. regularly reflecting surfaces are smoother than diffusely reflecting surfaces

B

b. light can not be reflected from a diffusely reflecting surface

C

c. the regularly reflecting surface is coarser than the diffusely reflecting surface

D

d. all of the above are essential differences between regularly and diffusely reflecting surfaces.

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The smoother the surface, the more regularly reflecting the surface is. Mirrors are smooth enough that they reflect in a regular fashion
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