A light beam passes through the air and strikes the surface ofa plastic box. Whi

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A light beam passes through the air and strikes the surface ofa plastic box. Which pair of statements correctly describe thephase changes for the reflected wave and transmitted wave?        ReflectiveWave         Transmitted Wave A)   90degrees                  90 degrees B)   No phasechange        180degrees C)   No phasechange         Nophase change D)   180degrees                180degrees E)    180degrees               No phase change A light beam passes through the air and strikes the surface ofa plastic box. Which pair of statements correctly describe thephase changes for the reflected wave and transmitted wave?        ReflectiveWave         Transmitted Wave A)   90degrees                  90 degrees B)   No phasechange        180degrees C)   No phasechange         Nophase change D)   180degrees                180degrees E)    180degrees               No phase change A)   90degrees                  90 degrees B)   No phasechange        180degrees C)   No phasechange         Nophase change D)   180degrees                180degrees E)    180degrees               No phase change

Explanation / Answer

Phase change for reflected wave to incident wave is 180degrees

Phase change for refracted wave and incident wave is 0degrees

So, option ( E ) is correct

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