State the principal difference between specular reflection and diffuse reflection…

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 2: Algebra-based · Geometric Optics · Geometric Optics

Problem

State the principal difference between specular reflection and diffuse reflection with respect to how the direction of reflected light depends on the surface’s local normal.

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