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throneoo
I'd like to ask a question here.....why , or how are light rays (EMR)reflected by substance ? What happens in the atomic level when photons interact with the reflecting substance (e.g. mirror ) ??
AlexG
We did this a little while ago, here:

http://www.physforum.com/index.php?showtopic=29572
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