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Which best describes reflection and refraction?

a.In both reflection and refraction, rays pass through a boundary.
b.In both reflection and refraction, rays bounce off a boundary.
c.In reflection, rays bounce off a boundary, and in refraction, rays pass through a boundary.
d.In refraction, rays bounce off a boundary, and in reflection, rays pass through a boundary.

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c. In reflection, rays bounce off a boundary; in refraction, rays pass into another medium and change direction. For reflection the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection; for refraction the directions are related by Snell's law.