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Light strikes a smooth wooden tabletop.

What happens to the light after it is reflected?

The light rays bounce off the table and all move in the same direction.
The light rays bounce off the table and move in different directions.
The light rays pass through the table and all move in the same direction.
The light rays pass through the table and move in different directions.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The light rays bounce off the table and all move in the same direction.

Reason: a smooth surface produces specular (regular) reflection: each ray reflects with angle of reflection = angle of incidence, so parallel incoming rays leave parallel.